Abstract

Background: Poor health of health care workers affects quality of care, but research and health data for health care workers are scarce. Our aim was to compare physical/mental health among health care worker groups 1) within nursing homes and pediatric hospitals, 2) between the 2 settings and 3) with the physical/mental health of the Canadian population.

Methods: Using cross-sectional data collected as part of the Translating Research in Elder Care program and the Translating…

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Going it alone: Unbefriended older adults in LTC
 

Featuring:
Dr. Carole Estabrooks & Stephanie Chamberlain,
University of Alberta


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Going it alone: Unbefriended older adults in long term care was presented on October 31, 2017.

Long term care residents are ‘unbefriended’ if they lack decision-making capacity and a family member or a friend to act as their guardian. Little…