Studies on residential satisfaction have been actively discussed under family house setting. However, limited studies have been conducted on student residential satisfaction. This study is an attempt to fill the research gap. It focuses on the influence of socioeconomic on students’ satisfaction with the universities’ student housing facilities. The students who stayed at the on-campus student ...

BACKGROUND Persistent pain is prevalent in aged care facilities and there are a number of barriers that make effective pain management more difficult to achieve in this setting. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to provide an evidence-based approach to assessment and management of pain experienced by residents of aged care facilities. DISCUSSION Barriers to effective pain management in r...

OBJECTIVES To identify characteristics of residential care facilities (RCFs) associated with having a pandemic influenza plan. DESIGN Nationally representative, cross-sectional survey. SETTING RCFs in the United States. PARTICIPANTS Participating facilities in the 2010 National Survey of RCFs (N = 2,294), representing 31,030 assisted living facilities and personal care homes. MEASUREMEN...

It is widely believed that protecting health care facilities against outbreaks of pandemic influenza requires pharmaceutical resources such as antivirals and vaccines. However, early in a pandemic, vaccines will not likely be available and antivirals will probably be of limited supply. The containment of pandemic influenza within acute-care hospitals anywhere is problematic because of open conn...

BACKGROUND Sophisticated approaches are needed to improve the quality of care for elderly people living in residential care facilities. We determined the effects of multidisciplinary integrated care on the quality of care and quality of life for elderly people in residential care facilities. METHODS We performed a cluster randomized controlled trial involving 10 residential care facilities in...

OBJECTIVES This methods report provides an overview of the National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSRCF) conducted in 2010. NSRCF is a first-ever national probability sample survey that collects data on U.S. residential care providers, their staffs and services, and their residents. Included are residential care facilities consisting of assisted living residences; board and care homes;...

BACKGROUND Multi-morbidity and polypharmacy of the elderly population enhances the probability of elderly in residential long-term care facilities experiencing inappropriate medication use. OBJECTIVES The aim is to systematically review literature to assess the prevalence of inappropriate medication use in residential long-term care facilities for the elderly. METHODS Databases (MEDLINE, EM...

Objectives It is widely assumed improving care in residential facilities will improve quality of life (QoL), but little research has explored this relationship. The Clinical Care Indicators (CCI) Tool was developed to fill an existing gap in quality assessment within Australian residential aged care facilities and it was used to explore potential links between clinical outcomes and QoL. Design ...

PURPOSE The study describes Oregon state policy and supply developments for licensed long-term-care settings, particularly apartment-style assisted living facilities and more traditional residential care facilities. DESIGN AND METHODS Data came from a variety of sources, including state agency administrative records, other secondary data sources, and key informant interviews. Descriptive stat...