Essays about: "care home"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 356 essays containing the words care home.

  1. 1. Aging in place and the sense of it: Exploring the elderly’s perspective on a nursing home located in Jönköping, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Muhamed Krestic; [2023-06-28]
    Keywords : ”Aging in place”; “sense of place”; place”; “well-being”; “quality of life”; “formal care”; “nursing home”; “elderly”; “välbefinnande”; “livskvalité”; “formell vård”; “äldreboende”; “äldre”;

    Abstract : This study explores the experiences and perspectives of older individuals residing in a nursing home with a focus on factors influencing their well-being and quality of life. The research is guided by three key concepts: Aging in place (policies and practices that allow older adults to reside in a chosen living setting for as long as possible, while avoiding unnecessary relocation), Sense of place (subjective and emotional connections individuals have with a specific place), and place (a location that holds a set of meanings). READ MORE

  3. 2. The Person-centered Care Climate among nursing home residents : A questionnaire study

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Shuang Hu; Mengyao Tong; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Person-centered care could improve the quality of life of older people innursing homes.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the perspectives of person-centered careclimate among older people living in nursing homes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Equal for all? : A study of the alignment between communal guidelines on home care services and the Social Service Act (SoL)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Elise Planchard; [2023]
    Keywords : Communal guidelines; eldercare; welfare; SoL; bureaucracy; kommunala riktlinjer; äldreomsorg; välfärd; SoL; byråkrati;

    Abstract : This study explores how municipalities in Sweden interpret and apply the Social Services Act in their provision of eldercare, specifically in their original place of residence, which has been their responsibility since the 1992 elder care reform. Despite a national ambition for equal eldercare provision, municipalities have significant flexibility in shaping their own guidelines based on local conditions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Private and public quality of care- a comparison of pressure sore prevalence in Swedish care homes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hedda Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : private healthcare; nursing homes; care homes; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper compares the quality of private and public health care, by studying Swedish care homes for elderly and disabled persons. The outcome of interest is the prevalence of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are partly preventable by for example care home staff routines, nutrition and movement plans. READ MORE

  6. 5. The experience of the living situation after transition to long-term care facilities from the perspectives of older adults : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Qing Jiang; Yunxia Qiu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: In the past few years, the aging of the population had become a commonproblem. Due to the decline of body organs and function in the older adults, they facedmany troubles. This also made the care for them become a difficult issue. READ MORE