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Direct linkStaples, William H.; Killian, Clyde B. – Educational Gerontology, 2012
A survey was sent to every skilled nursing home (N = 495) in Indiana regarding the demographics, education, and whether the severity of dementia impacts the attitudes of people in physical therapy practice. Physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) practicing in nursing homes spend considerable time (44.0%) working with…
Descriptors: Dementia, Physical Therapy, Clinical Experience, Patients
Luo, Huabin; Fang, Xiangming; Liao, Youlian; Elliott, Amanda; Zhang, Xinzhi – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: We compared the rates of specialized care for residents with Alzheimer's disease or dementia in special care units (SCUs) and other nursing home (NH) units and examined the associations of SCU residence with process of care and resident outcomes. Design and Methods: Data came from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey. The indicators of…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Comparative Analysis, Dementia
Qadri, Syeda S.; Wang, Jia; Ruiz, Jorge G.; Roos, Bernard A. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
This study used both survey and interview questionnaires. It was designed to assess the feasibility, usability, and utility of two point-of-care tools especially prepared with information relevant for dementia care by staff nurses in a small, a medium-sized, and a large nursing home in Florida. Twenty-five LPN or RN nurses were recruited for the…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Nurses, Dementia
Lubart, Emily; Segal, Refael; Rosenfeld, Vera; Madjar, Jack; Kakuriev, Michael; Leibovitz, Arthur – Educational Gerontology, 2009
Medical care in nursing homes is not provided by board-licensed geriatricians; it mainly comes from physicians in need of educational programs in the field of geriatrics. Such programs, based on curriculum guidelines, should be developed. The purpose of this study was to seek input from nursing home physicians on their perceived needs for training…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Medical Education, Educational Needs, Seminars
Lacey, Debra – Health & Social Work, 2006
The purpose of this survey was to describe nursing home social services staff roles and perceptions related to end-of-life medical decision making for nursing home residents in endstage dementia. Using a self-designed questionnaire, 138 nursing home social services staff from across New York State answered questions about advance directives,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Nursing Homes, Dementia, Surveys
Buhr, Gwendolen T.; Kuchibhatla, Maragatha; Clipp, Elizabeth C. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: This study identifies the relative importance of reasons for institutionalization endorsed by caregivers of patients with dementia; examines the relationship between caregivers' reasons for institutionalization and indicators of caregiver and patient physical and emotional functioning measured in the prior year; and compares, on these…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Nursing Homes, Placement, Cues
