Nursing Care for Elderly Individuals in Home Accidents and Falls

Prevalence of Risk Factors for Falls Among the Elderly Receiving Care at Home

Objectives Elderly people are at the highest risk for falling. In order to design and implement effective interventions and reduce the incidence of falling and its resulting injuries, the relative importance of each risk factor should be determined. This study aimed to determine how frequently different factors contribute to falls among the elderly served by one home health agency in Tehran.  ...

Falls in the nursing home.

OBJECTIVE To review the epidemiology and causes of falls and fall-related injuries in nursing homes and to provide clinicians with a structured framework to evaluate and treat nursing home residents at risk for falls. DATA SOURCES All large-scale published studies documenting incidence, causes, risk factors, and preventive strategies for falls in nursing homes were reviewed. RESULTS The mea...

Nursing and care for the elderly at home.

Evaluation of Home Care Nursing for Elderly People in Cyprus

Background: Europe has the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older (16%). From 2000 until 2050, the world’s population aged 65 and over will be more than triple from 600 million to 2 billion. Elderly prefer to be cared at home. Aims: This article aims to present an evaluation of home care nursing of elderly people in Cyprus. It assesses whether the needs of the clients are met and discus...

Nutritional Status and Related Factors in Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Introduction: A challenge for health care providers is that there will be a distinct rise globally in the number of elderly people aged 80 years and over. Malnutrition is a well-known problem among elderly people. The aim of this study was to determine nutritional status and its associated risk factors in elderly nursing home residents in Tehran, Iran.  Methods: The cross-sectional st...