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Direct linkBonifas, Robin P. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
Research has highlighted the challenges social services professionals face in providing quality psychosocial care to persons living in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). A primary area of difficulty is addressing the needs of persons with mental health conditions, including problematic behaviors associated with dementia. This study evaluated the…
Descriptors: Dementia, Health Conditions, Mental Health, Geriatrics
Peer reviewedGurian, B.; Chanowitz, B. – Gerontologist, 1987
Describes sub-acute diagnostic and treatment nursing home program for difficult to manage older adults with medical and psychiatric illness. Notes that assessment and discharge can be completed within seven months, and that among sample population studied, almost equal percentages were discharged to state institutions, remained in the study home,…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Geriatrics, Mental Disorders
Peer reviewedGurian, Bennett; Chanowitz, Benzion – Gerontologist, 1987
Field-tested public/private collaborative model geropsychiatric nursing home. Found planning and implementation to be difficult due to interdepartmental strain within public sector and changes in ownership and administrative policy within private sector. Considers ways to reduce barriers. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Geriatrics, Mental Disorders
Download full textSouhrada, Julie – 1975
Since June 1973, Iowa Lakes Community College (Iowa) has been conducting an in-service training program for employees of local nursing homes. The program was designed to upgrade the participants' knowledge of the mental health aspects of care for the aged and to improve their abilities to provide physical health care. The specific objectives of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health Personnel
Meeks, Suzanne; Burton, Elizabeth G. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2004
Depression is a prevalent and serious problem among nursing home residents. Nursing home staff members are gatekeepers for mental health treatment for residents, but may know little about depression and its management. We evaluated a didactic workshop for nursing home staff on depressive symptoms and management. Results for 58 staff participants…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Workshops, Depression (Psychology), Mental Health
Mallory, Virginia; And Others – 1989
This manual, which is intended for use in conducting individualized inservice training sessions for certified nurse aides employed in nursing homes and boarding homes throughout Maine, contains six learning modules designed to help health care workers better meet the needs of elderly nursing home residents who are challenged with mental illness.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives
