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Family Involvement in the Nursing Home and Perceived Resident Quality of Life
Family Involvement in the Nursing Home and Perceived Resident Quality of Life Amy Restorick Roberts, PhD, MSSA, LSW Karen J. Ishler, PhD, LSW https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx108 Published: Abstract Purpose of Study: This study focuses on the relationship between family involvement and family perceptions of nursing home residents’ quality of life (QOL). Design and Methods: Resident and familyContinue reading “Family Involvement in the Nursing Home and Perceived Resident Quality of Life”
Diseases that run in families not all down to genes, study shows
Family history of disease may be as much the result of shared lifestyle and surroundings as inherited genes, research has shown: July 2016 Family history of disease may be as much the result of shared lifestyle and surroundings as inherited genes, research has shown. Factors that are common to the family environment – such asContinue reading “Diseases that run in families not all down to genes, study shows”
Dignity Health assessment about health and socioeconomic conditions of San Mateo residents
Key Findings about San Mateo community in areas of health and other aspects Source: http://www.dignityhealth.org/stellent/groups/public/@xinternet_con_sys/documents/webcontent/235046.pdf San Mateo County is among the most culturally and ethnically diverse counties. Asian and Hispanic residents, along with seniors, are expected to continue to become increasingly greater proportions of the population. We are not adequately prepared for this enormous demographic shift. There areContinue reading “Dignity Health assessment about health and socioeconomic conditions of San Mateo residents”
America’s Top Cities for Access to Health Care
To create the list of America’s Top Cities for Access to Health Care, Vitals analyzed the number of hospitals and primary care physicians available in each city on a per-capita basis. Patient-reported metrics such as doctor quality, ease of getting an appointment and wait times at appointments were also calculated into the final rankings. TheContinue reading “America’s Top Cities for Access to Health Care”
my wish for my man
my wish is for my man to weather the storms in his life with ease to not gamble but to to take calculated risk to embrace new emotions, to love with wild abandon to be open to new opportunities to not assume that others will be open to one’s own assumptions and needs to ask forContinue reading “my wish for my man”
Where are we now, 3yrs after we created a bucket list or a wish list
This year 2013, I have learned my lessons well from all aspects: relationships, business, finances, jobs and physical needs. My son, now 19, learned to dance ballroom and latin dances while my daughter learned from her relationships and won 2nd best artist in the bayarea. My mom is still healthy at 78, working and makingContinue reading “Where are we now, 3yrs after we created a bucket list or a wish list”
Baby Boomers Reveal Their Deepest Financial Regrets, by Tim Sprinkle
Over 50, underfunded, and ill-prepared for retirement. Unfortunately, that’s an all-too-common scenario for the Baby Boomer generation – those born between 1946 and 1964 — many of whom are still smarting from the economic downturn and are now looking back at their earlier financial choices with regret. Should they have bought that house at theContinue reading “Baby Boomers Reveal Their Deepest Financial Regrets, by Tim Sprinkle”
Work and Family, stress and laughter
In the reunion of former Philippine Intel employees, each one was given a chance to bring back memories of their life at Intel. Each time we hear their experiences, we laugh because we always find happy ways to share our memories and the way Intel had impacted our lives here in the USA. Because ofContinue reading “Work and Family, stress and laughter”
A tale of 3 sisters and 3 brothers in the Philippines, 1970s-present
Their dad, a heavy equipment mechanic, moved from one mining company to another and then to the city of Manila, a crowded place so different from the paradise in the countryside, other islands. With 6 children in tow, he told each of them to take care of each other at an early age. There isContinue reading “A tale of 3 sisters and 3 brothers in the Philippines, 1970s-present”