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Nursing Homes
Follow the links below to find information about nursing homes, including accreditation and investigations into specific nursing homes.
Reviewed May 2011
11 Resources Found
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| Title: | Information Sheet 15 - The Accommodation Charge for Residential Aged Care |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Information sheet providing detailed information in relation to community and residential care issues for older Australians, young people with disabilities and their carers and the associated costs. |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | MRSA is a bacterium that can cause infection in people, particularly those who are in hospital. MRSA is now becoming a problem for older people (residents) who live in nursing homes. Nursing homes are ideal places for MRSA to spread: the residents live ... |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Interventions for improving palliative care for older people living in nursing care homes |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | People are living longer, however, the very old often have many health problems and disabilities which result in them living and eventually dying in care homes. Residents of such homes are highly likely to die there, making these places where palliative... |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Staff-led interventions for improving oral hygiene in patients following stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A clean mouth not only feels good but the practice of oral hygiene (removing dental plaque and traces of food) is a crucial factor in maintaining the health of the mouth, teeth and gums. A clean and healthy mouth will also prevent pain or discomfort and... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints in long-term geriatric care |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | In geriatric long-term care, physical restraints (PR) such as bedrails and belts in bed or chair are commonly used. Nurses justify them as safety measures, primarily for the prevention of falls, for controlling disruptive behaviour and for the safe use ... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Transition of patients with dementia into an aged care home |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | The decision to place a loved one with dementia into an aged care home is one of the most difficult decisions you can make. Here is some information on easing the transition of a dementia patient into an aged care home. |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Interventions for preventing falls in older people in nursing care facilities and hospitals |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Falls by older people in nursing care facilities and hospitals are common events that may cause loss of independence, injuries, and sometimes death as a result of injury. Effective interventions are important as they will have significant health benefit... |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Care home versus hospital and own home environments for rehabilitation of older people |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | For a number of reasons, there has been an increased interest in providing elderly people with appropriate rehabilitation services. Not only are there more elderly people, but the importance of 'rehab' after a stroke, hip fracture, or an illness i... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Aged Care Nursing |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to information relating to aged care nursing. |
| Date: | May 2006 |
| Title: | Prompted voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Urinary incontinence is very common amongst elderly long-term residents of nursing homes or hospitals. Prompted voiding is a behavioural therapy used mainly in North American nursing homes. It aims to improve bladder control for people with or without d... |
| Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Title: | Your questions to the PBAC. Availability of bulking and osmotic laxative agents as pharmaceutical benefits |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | The PBAC is reluctant to recommend laxative products for listing on the PBS and considers that other measures such as modification of diet can be used in the treatment of constipation in most patients. |
| Date: | Apr 2003 |
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