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Direct linkWatts, Katie; Everly, Janet Stout – Exceptional Parent, 2009
The Delta Society defines animal-assisted therapy as "a goal-directed intervention in which an animal is incorporated as an integral part of the clinical healthcare treatment process." Unlike other animal-assisted activities, animal-assisted therapy, or AAT, is led by a professional such as a physical therapist, occupational therapist,…
Descriptors: Animals, Quality of Life, Disabilities, Patients
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1985
This report from the Select Committee on Aging examines financial, medical, and social issues surrounding terminally ill patients with special emphasis on the elderly terminally ill. The first section discusses topics related to the medical treatment of the terminally ill. Two basic issues are important: the right to have medical treatment and the…
Descriptors: Costs, Death, Medical Services, Nursing Homes
Salamon, Michael J. – 1987
Nursing home patients suffering from dementia had a desire for placement in a setting where their special needs could be addressed. This resulted in the creation of special nursing home units designed to meet patient needs. Recent reports have provided evidence that nursing home residents suffering from dementia who receive care on these special…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Individual Needs, Institutionalized Persons, Life Satisfaction
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1988
Two hearings held a month apart examine major issues concerning Medicaid benefits in family welfare and nursing home reform. The first set of hearings discusses the proposed Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987 (H.R. 1720), which is intended to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program of the Social Security Act Title IV.…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment Problems
