Effects of Family Conflict Mitigation Programs by Watching Documentaries on Conflicts, Autonomic Nerve Activation, and Happiness of the Elderly in Long-Term Care Hospitals

Long-term care institutions have emerged as dominant sites of death for the elderly. However, studies of this trend have primarily examined nursing homes. The purpose of this research is to determine demographic, functional, disease, and facility predictors and/or correlates of death for the elderly residing in board and care facilities. Twelve factors are found to be significant: proportion of residents older than sixty-five years of age, proportion of residents who are chair- or bed-fast, proportion of residents with HIV, bed size, ownership, chain membership, affiliation with a nursing home, number of health services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided by the facility, and visits by Ombudsmen. These are discussed and comparisons with similar studies in nursing homes are made.

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The Moderating Effect of Social Support Resources on Caregiving Burden and Life Satisfaction of Family Caregivers Performing Long-Term Care of the Elderly : A Focus on Using Home Care Services Under the Long-Term Care Insurance System

Journal of Korean Family Resource Management Association ◽

10.22626/jkfrma.2017.21.3.007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 121-139

Author(s):

Juhee Park ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Long Term Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Home Care Services ◽

Term Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Support Resources ◽

Long Term Care Insurance

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Impact of Frailty on Medical and Long-Term Care Expenditures for the Elderly Age 75 or Over in Japan

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.569 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 176-176

Author(s):

Hiroto Yoshida ◽

Yuriko Kihara

Keyword(s):

Long Term Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Elderly Age ◽

Term Care ◽

Intentional Weight Loss ◽

Long Term Care Insurance ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact

Abstract This study examined the impact of frailty on medical and long-term care expenditures in an older Japanese population. The subjects were those aged 75 years and over who responded to the survey (March 2018) in Bibai, Hokkaido, Japan (n=1,203) and have never received certification of long-term care insurance at the survey. We followed up 867 individuals (72.1%) until the end of December 2018 (10 month-period). We defined frailty as a state in performing 4 items and over of 15 items which were composed of un-intentional weight loss, history of falls, etc. Among 867 subjects, 233 subjects (26.9%) were judged to be frailty group, and 634 subjects (73.1%) non-frailty group. We compared period to the new certification of long-term care insurance (LTCI), accumulated medical and long-term care expenditures adjusted for age and gender between the two groups during the follow-up period. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association between baseline frailty and the new certification of LTCI. The relative hazard ratio (HR) was higher in frailty group than non-frailty group (HR=3.51, 95% CI：1.30-9.45, P=.013). The adjusted mean accumulated medical and long-term care expenditures per capita during the follow-up were significantly (P=.002) larger for those in the frailty group (629,699 yen), while those in the non-frailty group were 450,995 yen. We confirmed strong economic impact of frailty in the elderly aged 75 or over in Japan.

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A Model for Working with the Elderly in Institutions

Social Casework ◽

10.1177/104438948106200705 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 62 (7) ◽

pp. 420-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Alicia S. Cook

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Model ◽

Long Term Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Term Care ◽

Human Needs

Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs provides a useful operating framework for professionals working with residents of long-term care institutions. The difficulties and obstacles that the elderly often encounter in these facilities are addressed and discussed for each level of the theoretical model.

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A Study of Patterns of Dying in a Multilevel Geriatric Setting

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement ◽

10.1017/s0714980800015737 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 79-85

Author(s):

Isabel Brown

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Death And Dying ◽

Chronically Ill ◽

The Elderly ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Term Care ◽

Apartment Complex ◽

General Community

ABSTRACTA retrospective study was conducted in a large multilevel geriatric centre to analyse the deaths reported in the year 1981. This centre provides accommodation for 750 elderly and/or chronically ill persons in three agencies—an apartment complex, a home for the aged, and a long-term care hospital The study revealed that the hospital is the place of death for a high proportion of the elderly residents of the centre. In particular, residents of the home for the aged are unlikely to remain in the “home” to die. It was found that patterns of death and dying for individuals admitted to the hospital from the general community differ in several ways from the patterns of those who are already living in the centre in terms of age and probable cause of death.

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