Measures to Improve the Role and Function of Elderly Residential Facilities: Focusing on Free Elderly Residential Facilities in Seoul

A Primer on Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly

Why the elderly fall in residential care facilities, and suggested remedies.

OBJECTIVE To study precipitating factors for falls among older people living in residential care facilities. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Five residential care facilities. PARTICIPANTS 140 women and 59 men, mean age +/- SD 82.4 +/- 6.8 (range, 65-97). MEASUREMENTS After baseline assessments, falls in the population were tracked for 1 year. A physician, a nurse, and a physiot...

Quality of Drinking Water Treated at Point of Use in Residential Healthcare Facilities for the Elderly

Municipal tap water is increasingly treated at the point of use (POU) to improve the acceptability and palatability of its taste. The aim of this study was to assess the bacteriologic and nutritional characteristics of tap water treated at the point of use in residential healthcare facilities for the elderly. Two types of POU devices were used: microfiltered water dispensers (MWDs) and reverse-...

Treatment of depression in low-level residential care facilities for the elderly.

BACKGROUND The rate of recognition and treatment of depressed older people in nursing homes is low. Data from the low-level residential care population have not been reported. This study aimed to collect information about the treatment of depression among older persons living in low-level residential care (hostels). METHOD The participants comprised 300 elderly residents from ten low-level re...

Physical Activity and Mobility Function in Elderly People Living in Residential Care Facilities. “Act on Aging”: A Pilot Study

The present study aims at investigating the changes between pre-test and post-test in mobility function, balance, and gait after a physical activity program in a sample of elderly people. Forty-four individuals living in residential care facilities were recruited, with a mean age of 85 (SD = 6.6) in the control group and 84.26 (SD = 7.4) in the intervention group. We collected baseline and post...