The Effects of Elderly Care Facility operator"s Awareness of Changes in Management Environment on Community Welfare Activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 201-228
Author(s):  
Se-Woong Oh ◽  
Soo-Jin Choi ◽  
Tae-Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
Care Facility

Time to get up

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Backhaus
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Analytical Point ◽  
Japanese Elderly ◽  
Compliance Gaining

This paper looks at compliance-gaining interaction in a Japanese elderly care facility from a conversation analytical point of view. Focus is on the various ways compliance is sought for by the caring staff with getting the residents out of bed and starting the daily morning care procedures. Three extracts are discussed in detail. The analysis shows how the residents in all three cases display clear signs of resistance to get up, but finally have to submit to the planned course of actions pursued by the care workers. A closer look at how this is played out in interaction suggests that the residents’ compliance is enforced rather than gained.

scholarly journals A Basic Study on the Analysis of Spatial Hierarchy in the Elderly Care Facility

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Youhee Heo ◽  
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Hyunmin Lee ◽  
Heangwoo Lee* ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Basic Study ◽  
Spatial Hierarchy

Investing in an Energy Management System

2011 ◽  
pp. 104-113
Author(s):  
Mark R. Nelson ◽  
John F. Mikullitz ◽  
Adrienne S. Frank ◽  
John A.. Westney
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Energy Management System ◽  
Energy Management Systems ◽  
Reducing Costs

This case presents the story of how a small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) makes the decision to invest in an emerging technology. Specifically, the case looks at Quality Care Nursing Home, a 125-bed elderly care facility with roughly 200 employees. Advances in information technology yielded an opportunity for Quality Care to achieve savings of both financial and natural resources through the implementation of an energy management system (EMS) integrated into organizational decision making and management processes. In the case, Quality Care is considering investment in a new IT-enabled EMS in order to improve client satisfaction while reducing costs. The case describes the problem, energy management systems (which are an emerging technology), and how the business went about evaluating the need for the technology and making its case as to whether or not to invest in the technology. The case presents an interesting investment decision in terms of balancing the qualitative and quantitative costs and benefits of the proposed IT solution.

Integrative Social Robotics Hands-on

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-185
Author(s):  
Kerstin Fischer ◽  
Johanna Seibt ◽  
Raffaele Rodogno ◽  
Maike Kirkegård Rasmussen ◽  
Astrid Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Social Robotics ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Use Case ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
Case Development ◽  
Integrative Social

Abstract In this paper, we discuss the development of robot use cases in an elderly care facility in the context of exploring the method of Integrative Social Robotics (ISR) when used on top of a user-centered design approach. Integrative Social Robotics is a new proposal for how to generate responsible, i.e. culturally and ethically sustainable, social robotics applications. Starting point for the discussion are the five principles that characterize an ISR approach, which are discussed in application to the three use cases for robot support in a Danish elderly care facility developed within the smooth project. The discussion by an interdisciplinary design team explores what attention to the five principles of ISR can offer for use case development. We report on the consequences of this short-time exposure to the basic ideas of ISR for use case development and discuss the value of approaching robot development from an ISR perspective.

scholarly journals The epidemiology of headaches in an elderly population within the Life Rights Buildings of an elderly care facility in KwaZulu-Natal

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keegan Craig Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Primary Headaches ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Practitioner Education ◽  
The Impact

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of selected headaches and their impact on the elderly residing within a particular elderly care facility in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Subjects: Elderly participants, aged 60 years and older, residing in a selected elderly care facility in KwaZulu-Natal. Methodology: Once the Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC) approved the study, The Association for the Aged (TAFTA) granted permission for the researcher to conduct the study in their life rights buildings. The researcher then administered the questionnaires to the elderly who met the inclusion criteria, on the same day that they had read and completed the information letter and informed consent. The researcher and the research assistant remained present to read the questions to any participants unable to read or who were no longer able to read and answer any questions the participants may have had throughout the process. A total of 123 informed consent forms and questionnaires were distributed and collected, a return rate of 72% (p<0.05). All completed questionnaires were analysed by only the researcher and the statistician. Results: In total, 123 questionnaires were utilised for statistical analysis. The results indicated that 45.5% (p=0.3) of the participants presented with headaches and of these participants, 64.3% had primary headaches, while 35.7% presented with suspected secondary headaches (p=0.03). Of the primary headaches, tension type headache (TTH) had the highest prevalence at 17.1%, with migraine at 7.3% and cluster headache at 2.4%. This is congruent with current literature indicating that TTH has the highest effect on the elderly population. Conclusion: This study is consistent with previous studies conducted on the prevalence of headaches in the elderly. This study has contributed to a greater understanding of headaches experienced by the elderly and the impact headaches have on their daily lives. Focus needs to be placed on satisfactory and effective healthcare, with patient and practitioner education alike to enhance the quality of life and the ability to function self-sufficiently as an elderly individual.

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