Background In the UK care homes are one of the main providers of long term care for older
people with dementia. Despite the recent increase in care home research, residents with …

Aims and objectives To evaluate the process of implementing an oral care intervention in
nursing homes in a Danish municipality. Background Older people with aged natural …

One-third of people with dementia live in care home settings and in order to deliver better
evidence-based care, robust research including clinical trials is required. Concerns have …

Background A number of studies have explored factors associated with resident length of
stay in care homes; however the findings of these studies have not been synthesized. The …

Abstract Background “Behaviour that Challenges” is common in people living with dementia,
resident in care homes and historically has been treated with anti-psychotics. However, such …

Institutionalization, cognitive impairment and inability to conduct an interview due to health
impairment are among the top exclusion criteria for most large-scale social and aging …

manthorpe j., iliffe s., samsi k., cole l., goodman c., drennan v. & warner j.(2010) Dementia,
dignity and quality of life: nursing practice and its dilemmas. International Journal of Older …

Background Older adults are the most prevalent wheelchair users in Canada. Yet, cognitive
impairments may prevent an older adult from being allowed to use a powered wheelchair …

Background Common foot problems are independent risk factors for falls in older people.
There is evidence that podiatry can prevent falls in community-dwelling populations. The …

Background: the risk factors for and frequency of antibiotic prescription and antibiotic-
associated diarrhoea (AAD) among care home residents are unknown. Aim: to prospectively …