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Hoffman, Donald H. – Art Education, 1981
Points out health hazards in some art materials, which may pollute the air, contaminate food and utensils, produce flammable vapors, cause chemical burns or allergic reactions, or damage the eyes. Suggests how these hazards may be compounded in nursing homes or senior citizens' agencies. Lists safety tips. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Materials, Classroom Techniques, Nursing Homes, Older Adults
Indiana State Board of Health, Indianapolis. – 1977
This guide is designed to assist the nursing home staff, and in particular the activity director, in improving the physical, social and psychological care of residents in nursing homes. It contains lists and descriptions of ideas and procedures contributed by over 100 activity directors. The activities are seen as potentially able to help a…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Individual Activities, Mental Health, Nursing Homes
Walker (Bonnie) and Associates, Inc., Crofton, MD. – 1993
Fewer people die in nursing facility fires than in fires occurring in other places where older people live. Fire remains, however, a significant threat in nursing facilities. This book is centered around six "modules" that present a fire safety training program for managers and staff in nursing homes. These modules present the following…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Emergency Programs, Fire Protection, Fire Science Education
Giordano, Leigh; And Others – 1987
This booklet describes the lessons learned in introducing a computer system in a nursing home. It is suggested that a computer system can open up channels of communication, increase accountability, reduce time spent on paperwork, satisfy the information needs of regulators, and improve resident care planning. Criteria for selecting a computer…
Descriptors: Case Records, Computers, Data Collection, Information Systems
Dickman, Irving R. – 1972
The purpose of this booklet is to offer some guidelines for inservice educators who are interested in teaching human relationships and communication skills in nursing homes. Getting It All Together (GIAT) was developed for people to improve their basic communication skills through a new approach to communication and interpersonal relationships. It…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Objectives, Geriatrics, Human Relations
South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, Columbia. – 1974
The manual contains comprehensive multidisciplinary training units for supervisors intending to conduct inservice education courses among health personnel in South Carolina nursing homes. The first five units provide a general orientation to inservice education: introduction, the supervisor and inservice education, what inservice can and can't do,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Media, Guides, Inservice Education
Oreglia, Anthony; And Others – 1976
The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance to data management staff within health planning agencies concerning the assemblage, analysis, and application of data for the purposes of health planning and resources development. Detailed information concerning practical, step-by-step approaches to data acquisition, analysis, and use is…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases, Family Health
Hinkley, Nancy E. – 1979
With increasing emphasis on treating the whole person, on the maintenance of an individual's former life style, and on patients' rights, long-term care personnel need to become aware that many nursing home residents experience needs related to their sexuality. A model two-day workshop is presented wlth a focus on the following topics: (1) a broad…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Individual Needs
Nelson, Frank W. – 1976
Designed for training supervisors in nursing centers, this publication presents three units of study: (1) getting along with people in nursing centers, (2) supervision in nursing centers, and (3) communication in nursing centers. Each unit contains five types of material on separate, removable sheets: (1) sheets with unit objectives and suggested…
Descriptors: Administrators, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Health Personnel
Tillock, Eugene E. – 1977
Planning efforts aim to identify viable options for long-term care education and career management. The following factors have been identified as the primary needs in program development in health administration for long-term care facilities: defintion and scope of the field; methodology for priority identification; resources needed for an…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Education, Cooperative Programs
Parham, Kennon – 1978
This curriculum guide provides information to be used for training individuals employed as activity coordinators in Homes for the Aged and Infirm in North Carolina. A brief description of the curriculum, required and suggested textbooks, films, handout materials, attitude surveys, instructor resources, and student requirements leading to…
Descriptors: Activities, Community Colleges, Curriculum Guides, Evaluation Methods
McKinnon, Cole Marie – 2001
In an effort to conform to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) staff development requirement regarding elder abuse, a learning module was developed. It was designed to be administered to an individual caregiver for the purpose of self-study or to small groups of caregivers using the lecture-discussion format. Following the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Allied Health Occupations Education, Attendants