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K-State helps nursing home staff become comfortable with residents' sexual expression
Nov 18, 2008 |
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"Do not disturb" signs aren't just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts.
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Home-help staff stretch the rules for the good of the service
Sep 21, 2009 |
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A new thesis from the University of Gothenburg reveals that out of loyalty to the people for whom they provide care, groups of home-help staff sometimes break the rules dictating how their work should be performed.
Women living in group homes need to learn to make decisions about leisure time to enrich their lives
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Most people don't think twice about the ability to choose the movie they want to watch, the book they want to read or with whom they will have coffee. But what if you didn't have the choice, or were never taught how to make ...
Get some balance - make flexible work policies work
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most organisations' flexible work policies sit idly in policy documents, employees too uncomfortable to implement them because they might be frowned upon by employers or co-workers for deviating from the ...
1 in 4 nursing home residents carry MRSA
Jun 04, 2009 |
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MRSA is a major problem in nursing homes with one in four residents carrying the bacteria, a study by Queen's University Belfast and Antrim Area Hospital has found.
Aggression between nursing-home residents more common than widely believed, studies find
Jun 02, 2008 |
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When people hear about elder abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing residents. However, research by Cornell University faculty members suggests that a more prevalent and serious problem may ...
Trench map collection solves 95 year-old mystery
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- McMaster's collection of trench maps from the First World War is being put to work more than 90 years after the end of hostilities.
Office initiative reduces headaches and neck and shoulder pain by more than 40 percent
May 14, 2008 |
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Office staff who took part in an eight-month workplace initiative reported that headaches and neck and shoulder pain fell by more than 40 per cent and their use of painkillers halved, according to research published in the ...
Places to play, but 'stranger danger' fears keep inner-city kids home: Study
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Fear of dangerous strangers in inner-city neighbourhoods is keeping kids and teens from using playgrounds and parks to be physically active.
Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare
Nov 23, 2009 |
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In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...
Medical home gives patients better primary care at no more cost
Sep 02, 2009 |
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A one-year evaluation at Group Health Cooperative is the first to demonstrate the measurable benefit to both patients and staff when a primary care practice adopts a "patient-centered medical home" model. This model gives ...
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