“Who Will Write for the Inuit?”

Who will care for the caregivers?

Research shows that stable leadership provided by a nursing home's director of nursing (DON) is the foundation of good quality. Conversely, a high DON turnover often results in a quality meltdown at all levels. A recent study, seeking to uncover the root causes of DON turnover, looked at 103 DONs working in Virginia nursing homes. Although DONs overwhelming affirmed their role and agreed that t...

Who will care for the women?

This paper describes the long-term care system in the United States – what longterm care is, who needs it, in what settings it is provided, and who pays for it. It shows that a substantial portion of the people who need long-term care rely on unpaid care from family and friends, mainly women. It shows that almost half of people who receive paid care, receive it in institutional settings, despit...

Who will care for the frail elderly?

Demographers are calling it the “Silver Tsunami”. Dramatic world-wide increases in lifespan over the last 60 years coupled with seriously declining birthrates have created a brave new world wherein a growing number of older people are being supported by a shrinking number of younger workers. This is creating a strain on economies, on government resources and on the families and friends of older...

How Long Will It Take to Write?

Even after all your hard work in carrying outthe study and writing the article, only theabstract may be read. It should therefore contain all the relevant information in the paper. To prevent it becoming uninformative ormeandering, manyjournals now have structured abstracts. If this is the case, then the journal's guidelines must be followed. In contrast, when no such guidelines...

Transit-Induced Gentrification: Who Will Stay, and Who Will Go?