Article: care
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English;      252 words ...care / ke(ə)r / • n. 1. the provision of what is...maintenance, and protection of someone or something: the care of the elderly. 2. serious attention or consideration applied...avoid damage or risk: he planned his departure with great care. ∎  an object of concern or attention: the ...

Article: Perspectives on home care quality. (Issues in Reforming Home Health Care)
Health Care Financing Review;  September 22, 1994 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Home care poses difficulties for QA because it encompasses...elaborating a technology of QA in home care in response to the call for accountability...way, what health and social goals home care should be expected to meet, and what will...

Article: Fitting a round peg into a square hole: exploring issues, challenges, and strategies for solutions in rural home care settings.
Online Journal of Rural Nursing & Health Care;  September 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT While home care has received much attention lately, little research to date has drawn...the experiences of rural multidisciplinary teams providing in-home care. Home care is typically studied in urban areas, with the tendency to expand...

Article: Home Care and Home Services
Encyclopedia of Aging;      700+ words ...HOME CARE AND HOME SERVICES Services delivered in the...have become an increasingly popular form of care in recent years. Such services allow older...homes for the aged, and other long-term care facilities. Not only are such services usually...

Article: dying, care of the
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church;      306 words ...dying, care of the. The spiritual care of the dying has always been a central concern of the...Communion to those facing death (see VIATICUM ). The physical care of the sick and dying was one of the activities of the religious orders. In the W., the care of the sick largely passed to secular ...

Article: Waldorf Astoria Ceremony Set for Sept. 17, 2001, Honoring Founder of The Modern Hospice Movement Postponed.
Business Wire;  September 14, 2001 ;     269 words ......Hilton Humanitarian Prize has been postponed. Dame Cicely Saunders, the 83-year-old British physician and founder of the modern hospice movement, was scheduled to accept the one million dollar prize for St. Christopher's Hospice, London, at a noon gathering...

Article: Home Care
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers;      700+ words ...Home care Definition Home care is a form of health care service provided where a patient lives. Patients can receive home care services whether they live in their own homes, with or without family members, or in an assisted living facility. The purpose...

Article: Child Care
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society;      700+ words ...Child Care IN-HOME CHILD CARE Amy Harris-Solomon INSTITUTIONAL FORMS Kerstin Holmlund UNITED STATES Geraldine Youcha IN-HOME CHILD CARE The phrase child care is a broad term used to describe any number of...

Article: Managed care: achieving the benefits, negating the harm.(Editorial)
Health Services Research;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Managed care has enormous potential for both benefit and...It can improve the quality and outcomes of care while constraining the rate of increase in...professionals, and patients. What makes managed care controversial is the fact that clinical decision...

Article: What's going on in health care? Consolidation and changing relationships.
Indiana Business Magazine;  November 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Health care in America isn't what it used to be. And...rising costs. That led to efforts to manage care and costs, but with decidedly mixed results...health program. What is going on with health care today? Although the exact shape of the future...

Article: Study sees discrepancies in VA care for men, women
AP Online;  June 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Health care for female military veterans lags behind the care offered to male vets at many VA facilities, an internal...There are clear needs for more physicians trained in women's care and more equipment to meet women's health needs, said Friday...

Article: Home business.(success of home health care provider Dynamic Health Care)
Los Angeles Business Journal;  May 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ...DYNAMIC HEALTH CARE HAS BOOMED WHILE COMPETITORS HAVE FAILED...and Nissan Pardo entered the home health care business, as did so many others. A dozen...survivors. Their two companies provide nursing care and low-maintenance home care. Capitalizing...

Article: Getting started with subacute care. (includes related article)(Special Section: Subacute Care)
Healthcare Financial Management;  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Subacute care programs serve patients who require less intensive care than traditional acute care, but more intensive care than traditional nursing home care. For hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other facilities, subacute care programs...

Article: Why Hospice Care Belongs in Nursing Homes, Part 2.
Nursing Homes;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Hospice care can benefit both residents and the facility--but only if the staffs...This article focuses on the operational aspects of delivering hospice care in a long-term care facility, including the specifics of Medicare's hospice benefit, contracting...