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2. Aging in place - Wikipedia

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   The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model was created in the early 1970s in order to meet the chronic care needs of older people through their community. As an assistance program, one must be at least 55 years of age, certified by their state to need nursing home care, are able to live safely in the community at the time of ...

3. Column: The nightmare of evacuations for the elderly and ...

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   Fires ambushed the back of the building, and savage winds battered the windows while staffers at the Two Palms Nursing Center in Altadena raced to evacuate roughly four dozen elderly and disabled ...

4. Nursing home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Keren Brown Wilson first developed the idea for assisted living during the 1980s as an alternative to nursing home care. [38] Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity which was promoted nationwide as a community support in the 1990s, not a new nursing facility movement.

5. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Outpatient elder care. Home care (also referred to as domiciliary care, social care, or in-home care) is supportive care provided in the home.Care may be provided by licensed healthcare professionals who provide medical treatment needs or by professional caregivers who provide daily assistance to ensure the activities of daily living (ADLs) are met.

6. Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

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   (a) the quality of aged care services provided to Australians, the extent to which those services meet the needs of the people accessing them, the extent of substandard care being provided, including mistreatment and all forms of abuse, the causes of any systemic failures, and any actions that should be taken in response;

7. Geriatric care management - Wikipedia

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   Professional care managers help individuals, families, and other caregivers adjust and cope with the challenges of aging or disability by: Conducting care-planning assessments to identify needs, problems and eligibility for assistance; Screening, arranging, and monitoring in-home help and other services; Reviewing financial, legal, or medical ...