Executive summary Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, and
because the primary risk factor for AD is old age, the prevalence of the disease is increasing …

The quality of the care provided to frail older people in aged care is a concern for all
Australians and for the citizens of many other countries internationally. This paper …

Objectives Research shows that nursing home residents are largely inactive. This inactivity
negatively influences physical fitness, and participation in daily activities is known to have a …

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate effects of robot‐assisted group activity with Paro
on quality of life in older people with dementia. Background Nursing home residents with …

Background Earlier studies in nursing homes show a high prevalence of cognitive
impairment, dependency in activities of daily living (ADL), pain, and neuropsychiatric …

Background Identifying factors associated with Quality of Life (QoL) of elderly people with
dementia could contribute to finding pathways to improve QoL for elderly people in …

About 40 000 individuals depend on assisted living in long-term care facilities in Norway.
Around 80% of these have a cognitive impairment or suffer from dementia. This actualizes …

Aims and objectives To explore how managers describe leading towards person‐centred
care in Swedish nursing homes. Background Although a growing body of research …

Objectives: Involvement in activities is assumed to positively influence the quality of life of
people with dementia, yet activity provision in long-term care remains limited. This study …

Background For decades person-, patient-, family-centered, and culturally competent care
models have been evolving and conceptualized in the literature as separate. To our …