BACKGROUND Elder abuse and neglect (EAN) comprises emotional, financial, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect by other individuals, and self-neglect. Elder abuse and neglect in seniors with psychiatric morbidity was not monitored in the Czech Republic at all, despite the literature shows mental morbidity as one of the important risk factor for developing elder abuse and neglect. METHODS We des...

AMA Dziubek W, Kowalska J. An evaluation of the usefulness Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in patients after a fracture within proximal femoral epiphysis while staying at nursing home – pilot study. Physiotherapy Quarterly. 2023;31(2):85-91. doi:10.5114/pq.2023.125752. APA Dziubek, W., & Kowalska, (2023). Quarterly, 31(2), 85-91. https://doi.org/10.5114/pq.2023.125752 Chicago Wioletta, and J...

We have constructed a new speech data corpus, using the utterances of 100 elderly Japanese people, to improve speech recognition accuracy of the speech of older people. Humanoid robots are being developed for use in elder care nursing homes. Interaction with such robots is expected to help maintain the cognitive abilities of nursing home residents, as well as providing them with companionship. ...

been awarded as a result. Those attending the classes have included lawyers, merchants, tradesmen, and boy scouts, and many have passed into the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The past year's work includes 1-i classes in First Aid and home nursing, and 187 certificates, &c., were granted. Mrs. Panthaki, who has been working for the Association for eleven years, has, during that time, organised 77 ...

This study was part of a multiphase project examining the perceptions of elder law attorneys, certified financial planners, and Medicaid eligibility workers regarding Medicaid estate planning (MEP) for nursing home care. Focus group methodology (5 groups, N = 32 participants) was used to explore the perspectives and experiences of Medicaid eligibility workers, who are responsible for interpreti...