Assisted Living Facilities
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Association of depression and pain interference with disease-management self-efficacy in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine factors influencing disease-management self-efficacy in individuals with spinal cord injury. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Forty-nine community-dwelling individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (mean ... Read more...

The effects of 16-week group exercise program on physical function and mental health of elderly Korean women in long-term assisted living facility.

30 Aug 2009 AIMS: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 16-week group exercise program on the physical function (ie, strength, flexibility, and balance) and mental health (ie, self-esteem and depression) of older elderlyl women (>or=75 years ... Read more...

We've looked at care from both sides now: the effects of alternative evaluation strategies on study conclusions.

29 Jun 2009 This study uses two studies about the role of managed-care programs in serving Medicaid long-term care clients in Florida to illustrate how different research designs can reach divergent conclusions. Two reports from different groups using ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Assisted Living Facilities'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Association of depression and pain interference with disease-management self-efficacy in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Loss of independence in patients starting dialysis at 80 years of age or older. 13 Oct 2009
• By the numbers. 25 largest post-acute-care companies. Ranked by 2008 net revenue, based on Modern Healthcare's 2009 Post-Acute-Care Survey. 12 Sep 2009
• The effects of 16-week group exercise program on physical function and mental health of elderly Korean women in long-term assisted living facility. 30 Aug 2009
• Private duty attendants in assisted living. 29 Jun 2009
• We've looked at care from both sides now: the effects of alternative evaluation strategies on study conclusions. 29 Jun 2009
• Commentary: is assisted living in the United States well served by regulations requiring the reporting of detailed operational data that are then posted on the Internet? 29 Jun 2009
• Monitoring quality of care in residential care for the elderly: the information challenge. 29 Jun 2009
• Practical depression screening in residential care/assisted living: five methods compared with gold standard diagnoses. 29 Jun 2009
• The changing face of long-term care. 29 Jun 2009
• Administrators' perceptions of medication management in assisted living facilities: results from focus groups. 29 Jun 2009
• Development and validation of an index of musculoskeletal functional limitations. 4 Jun 2009
• Understanding the intersection of individual needs and choices with organizational practices: the case of medication management in assisted living. 31 May 2009
• Correlates of functional dependence among recently admitted assisted living residents with and without dementia. 30 May 2009
• Consumers' use of internet-based nursing home report cards. 30 May 2009
• 2009. Assisted living feels pinch. 30 May 2009
• 2009. Weathering the storm. 30 May 2009
• Measures of physical ability are unrelated to objectively measured physical activity behavior in older adults residing in continuing care retirement communities. 30 May 2009
• What food and nutrition services should be regulated in assisted-living facilities for older adults? 30 May 2009
• Hospice in assisted living: promoting good quality care at end of life. 19 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Assisted Living Facilities'

Definition: A housing and health care alternative combining independence with personal care. It provides a combination of housing, personalized supportive services and health care designed to meet the needs, both scheduled and unscheduled, of those who need help with activities of daily living. (www.alfa.org)

Descriptor UI: D040561

Alternative terms: Assisted Living Facilities; Assisted Living Facility; Facilities, Assisted Living; Facility, Assisted Living;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.825.187;

History Note: 2003