Immersive virtual reality (VR) is being used as an enriching experience for people living in
residential aged care, or nursing homes, where care staff play a critical role supporting …

The caring self-efficacy of direct care workers in residential aged care has been explored in
the literature mostly as a predictor rather than the focus of interest. This scoping review …

The rising aging population in India has led to an increased caregiving burden, and
accordingly, the number of residential care facilities is also burgeoning. There is no …

Abstract Background The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) Study is a 3-year
prospective cohort study investigating the health of residents living in residential aged care …

Social robots have the potential to augment the care provided to older adults in residential
aged care homes. However, social robots can only be valuable in aged care if care staff …

Introduction There is a clear need for improved care quality and quality monitoring in aged
care. Aged care providers collect an abundance of data, yet rarely are these data integrated …

Objectives The aim was to characterize multimorbidity patterns in a large sample of older
individuals living in nursing homes (NHs) and to investigate their association with mortality …

Electronic information systems are becoming increasingly common in residential aged care
in Australia. These systems contain valuable data generated during day‐to‐day care …

Background Internationally, point prevalence surveys are the main source of antibiotic use
data in residential aged care (RAC). Our objective was to describe temporal trends in …

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a serious health risk facing older people living in residential
aged care facilities. Aged care staff record observations and concerns about older people in …