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Alone in a crowd? : social isolation of seniors in care facilities
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog116686
- Author
- Association of Advocates for Care Reform
- Call Number
- HQ 1061 A66 1997
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Title
- Alone in a crowd? : social isolation of seniors in care facilities
- Alternate Title
- Alone in a crowd
- Place
- Vancouver, BC
- Publisher
- Peanut Butter Publishing
- Year Published
- 1997
- Physical Description
- xviii, 169 p. ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 089716718X
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- HQ 1061 A66 1997
Balance (Alexandria, Va.)
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog117801
- Title
- Balance (Alexandria, Va.)
- Alternate Title
- Balance
- Publisher
- American College Of Health Care Administrators
- Year Published
- 1997-
- Subjects
- Long term care
- Nursing homes
- Health Services
- Notes
- Merger of: Journal of long term care administration; and: Long-term care administrator; and: College notes.
- ISSN
- 1094-6195 (Print)
- Format
- Serial
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Loan Policy
- Non-circulating
- Frequency
- Eight no. a year
- Holdings
- 1-5 1997-2001
Canadian nursing home.
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog117811
- Title
- Canadian nursing home.
- Publisher
- Health Media
- Year Published
- 1990-
- Subjects
- Geriatrics
- Homes for the aged
- Nursing homes
- Canada
- Notes
- Continues: Ontario nursing home journal.
- ISSN
- 0847-5520 (Print)
- Format
- Serial
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Loan Policy
- Non-circulating
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Holdings
- 3-18 1992-2007
Dining skills supplement : practical interventions for the caregivers of the eating-disabled older adult
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog116628
- Author
- Russell, Carlene
- American Dietetic Association
- Call Number
- WT 115 C66 1998
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Title
- Dining skills supplement : practical interventions for the caregivers of the eating-disabled older adult
- Responsibility
- edited by Carlene Russell
- Place
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Publisher
- American Dietetic Association
- Year Published
- 1998
- Physical Description
- [various pages] ; 28 cm
- Abstract
- A dining skills checklist, dysphagia reassessment checklist, finger foods, and staff competency checklist for eating assistance.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- WT 115 C66 1998
The Eden alternative handbook : the art of building human habitats
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog120216
- Title
- The Eden alternative handbook : the art of building human habitats
- Author
- Thomas, William H.
- Responsibility
- William H. Thomas
- Place
- Sherburne, NY
- Publisher
- Summer Hill Co.
- Year Published
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 144 p.
- Subjects
- Nursing homes
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- WT27.1 T56 1999
Keeping busy : a handbook of activities for persons with dementia
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog119534
- Title
- Keeping busy : a handbook of activities for persons with dementia
- Author
- Dowling, James R.
- Place
- Baltimore
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Year Published
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 178 p.
- Subjects
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Adult day care centers
- Nursing homes
- Occupational therapy for older people
- Recreational activities
- Activity programs
- Abstract
- Describes a variety of activities designed to bring meaning and enjoyment to the lives of persons with dementia. The activities are organized by general categories such as music, exercise, horticulture, pets, humor, and social events. The largest section deals with communication and includes word games that help people strengthen their remaining verbal skills. The description of each activity includes step-by-step instructions, as well as tips on how to adapt it for small or large groups, for individuals at home or in an organization, or people who are bedridden.
- ISBN
- 0801850592
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- WM220 D747 1995
Long term care facility resident assessment instrument : user's manual
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog116622
- Title
- Long term care facility resident assessment instrument : user's manual
- Alternate Title
- Long term care facility resident assessment instrument user's manual: for use with version 2.0 of HCFA minimum data set resident assessment protocols and utilization guidelines, October 1995, plus HCFA's 249 questions and answers, August 1996
- Author
- Allen, James E.
- Place
- New York
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Year Published
- 1997
- Physical Description
- [various pagings] ; 28 cm
- Abstract
- Companion v. to Nursing home federal requirements and guidleines to surveyors / James E. Allen
- ISBN
- 0826199003
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- WT 30 A427 1997
Palliative and nursing home care : policies, challenges, and quality of life
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog120697
- Title
- Palliative and nursing home care : policies, challenges, and quality of life
- Author
- Plunkett, Samuel E.
- Responsibility
- editor, Samuel E. Plunkett
- Place
- New York
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers
- Year Published
- 2011
- Abstract
- Identifying the palliative care needs of home-based people with end-stage dementia and their carers. Mental distress in children orphaned by AIDS : the efficacy of natural mentoring as palliative care. Quality of sexual life of nursing home residents. Back to the future : a research journey in haematology and palliative care. The changing role of the licensed practical nurse in nursing home care. Special considerations for providing care for obese nursing home residents. Palliative care and dementia : is a good death possible at home? Where and how non-oncological respiratory patients die : a palliative answer. Can data envelopment analysis be used to study performance efficiency in nursing homes? Quality of life for older persons living in nursing homes : a cross-sectional study. Neonatal palliative care : new practice, new challenges. Depression and mood distress among female patients with gynecological cancer in a programme of palliative cancer care.
- ISBN
- 9781611224177
- 9781612091914
- Format
- Ebook
- Call Number
- ONLINE WB310 P48 2011
Physiotherapy practice in residential aged care
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog117597
- Author
- Nitz, Jennifer C.
- Hourigan, Susan R.
- Call Number
- WB460 P59 2004
- Location
- Richmond Hospital
- Title
- Physiotherapy practice in residential aged care
- Responsibility
- edited by Jennifer C. Nitz, Susan R. Hourigan
- Place
- Edinburgh
- Publisher
- Butterworth-Heinmann
- Year Published
- 2004
- Physical Description
- vii, 385 p. : ill.
- Subjects
- Physical Therapy
- Physical therapy - In old age
- Aged
- Residential Treatment
- Homes for the aged
- Physiotherapy
- Nursing homes
- Elderly
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 075068772X
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Richmond Hospital
- Call Number
- WB460 P59 2004
Preventing resident falls in long-term care
https://librarycatalogue.vch.ca/en/permalink/catalog117400
- Author
- Coastal Training Technologies (Producer)
- Call Number
- V 691 2003
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Title
- Preventing resident falls in long-term care
- Place
- Belleville, ON
- Publisher
- [distr. by] Electrolab Training Systems
- Year Published
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (16 min.) ; + 1 guide
- Subjects
- Accidental falls
- Accidental falls - Prevention & control
- Nursing homes
- Homes for the aged
- Risk Assessment
- Abstract
- Covers reasons for falls in residential care facilities; identifies risk factors; presents suggestions for falls prevention
- Notes
- 26-HC70
- Format
- Video
- Location
- Vancouver Community
- Call Number
- V 691 2003