There is increasing interest in harnessing aged care residents' perspectives to drive quality
improvement in aged care homes. We conducted a systematic review of qualitative evidence …

Abstract Background and Objectives Person-centered care is the gold standard of care for
people living with dementia, yet few systematic reviews have detailed how it is delivered in …

Issues of gender have always been at the heart of the sociology of ageing but their
construction has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past half century. From an …

Australians' use of the English language is influenced by a British educational curriculum,
exposure to international television programmes and cultural backgrounds. Hence, adapting …

Introduction There is a clear need for improved care quality and quality monitoring in aged
care. Aged care providers collect an abundance of data, yet rarely are these data integrated …

Written by leading international experts, this book helps students and practitioners to better
understand and cater for the needs of our ageing population. It examines: how services can …

Although we know that quality of life (QOL) can greatly influence a person's well-being, the
measurement of QOL in individuals with dementia has, unfortunately, been largely ignored …

Nursing homes should support residents' quality of life (QoL). It remains vague, however,
how these facilities can create a QoL enhancing environment. Active ageing (AA) is a useful …

where D is the 24-h dose taken and δ is the 24-h dose to achieve 50% of the maximum
effect (DR50)[3]. The DR50 is usually unknown and therefore estimated using the minimum …

Quality of life is a critically important outcome measure in aged care. However, few studies
have provided a detailed examination of what quality of life means to older adults living in …