‘Homes for Life’:

“the effect of risk aversion on the demand for life insurance: the case of iranian life insurance market”

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...

My Home Life: Promoting Quality of Life in Care Homes

Quality of Life for Elderly Residents in Nursing Homes

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES More than 8% of Iran's populations are elderly. The greatest challenge in this generation is improvement of health and QoL.The main goal of this study was QoL for elderly residents in nursing homes over 65 years in Golestan Province - Iran. METHODS This research was an analytical cross study. The population society includes the elderly over 65 years in Golestan Provi...

Developing competencies for end-of-life care in care homes.

The English Department of Health's End of Life Care Strategy suggests that suboptimal end-of-life care in care homes results from inadequate training of staff at all levels. This article reports on one hospice's pilot project that addressed the question, 'Does a competency development package provide a way in which the hospice can support improved end-of-life care in care homes in a sustainable...

Comparison of Elderlys "Quality of Life" Living at Homes and in Private or Public Nursing Homes

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life and its dimensions among the elderly people who were living at homes, private or public nursing homes of the city of Tehran. Methods & Materials: This research was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of 96 aged people in three groups of living at homes, in private and public nursing homes in ...