...management will be. Some of the common examples of service care provision includes the following: Residential Care Homes. It cost not as much as nursing homes with nursing for the reason that; with private residential care homes, friends and family stay in a healthy environment that accommodates for their own personal care and everyday...
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...Physiotherapy: working hands on for elderly in residential care A perception of good health inevitably lies in the eyes of the beholder (Strain, LA 1993). While some strive to maintain their bodies in peak physical condition, health management for the elderly in residential care is treated otherwise. Years of labour and strain is evident in their physical appearance, however it is beneath all this which is key to the vitality of their lives. Physiotherapists, also referred to as physical therapists, are one profession working with the elderly to maintain a state of wellbeing for everyday activity and participation. Through prevention, strengthening and mobility, these fundamental areas in elderly conditioning have more than superficial benefits. Nurses, as well as doctors, occupational therapists and specialists, are also crucial to this client group, ensuring the best possible health is maintained. Physiotherapists are aptly equipped with the skills and knowledge to assess individual patients and prevent avoidable mishaps from occurring. Elderly people over the age of 65 are more likely to experience incidents such as falls due to arthritis, prescribed medications and general impairment (Tinetti, ME 2003). Exercise prescription programs can specifically target areas to achieve maximum range of movement and reduce these risk factors. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine found that falls among the elderly were reduced by 11 percent when clinicians incorporated management...
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...Elder Abuse in Residential Care Facilities Elder abuse is a catch all term referring to any deliberate or negligent act by a care giver or any other individual that results in harm or a major risk of harm to a vulnerable adult over the age of 60 years (Stefanacci & Haimowitz, 2013, p. 68). Under the umbrella definition for elder abuse, more specific types of abuse can be identified such physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, exploitation, neglect and abandonment (Stefanacci & Haimowitz, 2013, p. 68). The physical abuse refers to the infliction, or threat to inflict, physical harm onto an elderly individual or the deprivation of their basic needs. Sexual abuse is defined as any form of nonconsensual sexual contact. Exploitation refers to the illegal misuse, theft, or concealment of an elderly individual’s funds, assets, or property. Neglect is the failure or refusal of a formal or informal caregiver to supply the vulnerable elder in their care with shelter, food, health care, or protection. Abandonment refers to the desertion of the vulnerable elder by either a legal custodian or anyone who has assumed responsibility for their care (Stefanacci & Haimowitz, 2013, p. 68). Residential care facilities (RCFs) have a multitude of different names across the Unites States but are most commonly referred to as assisted living facilities (ALFs), adult congregate living facilities, domiciliary care homes, and shelter care homes. Since the mid 1990’s, RCFs have made up one...
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...to build buildings. The very core of building design is to find a solution between the affects upon of the building and the environment. According to Arkkelin and Veitch, there are two basic types of buildings, commercial and residence, are designed in order to meet the needs of the clients as well: requirements, needs, and activities which are the commercial and residential (1995). Designing a commercial build needs to address the concern of serving the general public, corporate aspect, and to fulfill the needs of the needs of the society: like schools, prisons, and hospitals to name a few. Taking a closer look at the overall reasoning behind the design of a commercial building is two sided. The first is how the building needs to operate; the building must offer an easy avenue t atients, inmates, merchandise as well as the design must be to facilitate a smooth operation of the building. The second aspect is what the building is offering and maintaining security, privacy, and yet at the same time the means for the ability to interact with others. On the other side of the coin is the design of residential, strives to streamline the functioning of the private needs behind close doors of the residence. This paper will address the differences between the areas referred to above with more detail as well as the floor plans and the over all thoughts of designing these two types of buildings. Designing Commercial Buildings Today’s hospitals are designed to a set standard...
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...Development of fire fighting strategies to cope with increasing fire hazard vulnerability in Dhaka city: creating social awareness Background and present state of the problem Aims The aim of this research paper is to create a social awareness towards fire hazards and draw attention of the concerned administration to improvise the fire fighting strategies and enforce appropriate laws to tackle the problem. Objective To conduct a detailed investigation concerning the increasing fire hazards of Dhaka city to find the best possible solution. To identify the key factors concerning fire incidents. To identify and recommend the responsibility of different actors to create social awareness against fire hazards. To find possible ways to tackle fire hazard and design rescue process in present context. To find variables which are flexible to change, even in the conjusted urban context and can facilitate fire hazard rescue. To attempt to find new type of stratetegy to tackle fire incidents and if required, incorporate new design elements or illustrate conceptual basis of the process. Possible Outcomes: An in-depth study will bring light to a number of aspects regarding fire hazard incidents. The research will identify the reasons behind fire hazards, its victims, misery and the damages. Also it will bring light upon the possibilities and challenges of fire fighting strategies prevailing in Dhaka city. By analyzing the problem thoroughly,...
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...Synopsis A water tank manufacturing company was established but in order to start its operations it must obtain a license. But the company obtained a “No Objection Letter” by unethical means by publishing notice in the least popular newspaper. Since the public could not be notified, they later complained about the pollution created by the company. The company tried to settle the objection of the public by good words and by giving gifts, but this doesn’t seem to last long. The company is now reluctant to use “incinerators”. Issues One major issue raised in the case is what the company should do to minimize the public complaints on pollution. Should the company also install incinerator? There are numerous factors related to the case such as ethical, environmental, legal, social, political, technological and economic. The company went against ethics by misleading the public by publishing notice on a least popular newspaper. The environmental issue is related to the pollution created by the company. The company was using out-dated technology by not using incinerator. Also it is an economic issue when it comes to installing the incinerator. Facts to support the existence of complaints by the public 1. The notice was published in the least popular newspaper so the villagers didn’t notice it. 2. The objection of the villagers against the pollution was attempted to be silenced by good words and gifts to authority. 3. The company sent a staff member to the plant location...
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...History The area first developed about two hundred years ago in what was then the village of Holbeck. Activities such as flax spinning, iron casting and machine manufacturing were carried out in a range of steam-powered mills and workshops. Interspersed amongst these mills and factories were hundreds of families living in poor conditions in back to back houses. Why was an urban village created? The northern part of Holbeck is an area that is in need of major regeneration and in which there is now strong developer interest. It is also an area that is of great importance both historically, as the cradle of the industrial revolution in Leeds, and architecturally, with two conservation areas and a number of listed buildings including the Grade I Temple Works. The special nature of this area merits a special response from developers that respects the scale and quality of its important buildings, the diversity of the area and its potential to develop into a sustainable community. It was clear from the early schemes to re-develop the area a decade or so ago that this was not happening and that the special quality of the area was being lost. In order for the future of Holbeck to be sustainable, the traditional principles of a village, which include a mixture of living, working and recreational opportunities, need to be adopted. It appeared to be appropriate to regenerate the area as an urban village and the Urban Villages Forum (which promotes urban villages) confirms this. The area...
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...of these technologies.. The systems based approach refers to the combination of renewable energy supply, electrical or thermal storage together with demand reduction technologies. Funding for the SOLCER project is from the WEFO funded LCRI Convergence Energy Programme which was launched in September 2009 with funding of more than £15 million from the European Regional development Fund, through the Welsh Government & matched with £19 million from Welsh Universities & Industry. The retrofit programme of contracted works saw GB-Sol, WWCG & the WSA with the common aim to integrate low carbon systems - renewable energy supply, storage & demand reduction - into five existing typical residential buildings across Wales to demonstrate how the test systems perform in-situ. These residential buildings are owned by Registered Social Landlords (RSL). The residents were to remain in-situ and planning permission should not be required to allow the works to take place. Demand reduction: • External Wall Insulation...
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...Research Paper: Animal Operations and Residential Property Values Animal operations are more concentrated than ever before with the facilities handling much larger numbers than traditional farms. This research paper was for the analysis of attempting to find a relation between animal feeding and processing operations and the impact this has on the value of the houses in these communities. It is found that a larger concentration of animals impacts the quality of surrounding air and water. These facilities also impact the economic conditions of communities in which they are located. This article formulated together current literature on the topic, which will be useful to appraisers who have to conduct valuations where these facilities are located. This paper was put together since research capabilities have been expanded to get more accurate results; the first research on the topic analyzed 300 sales transactions, followed by another one at 8,090 sales transactions. Also, GIS by local governments has increased which allow researchers to be able to conduct more thorough data. Animal operations (AO) are broadly defined as facilities where animals are raised or brought for slaughter. The takeaway is that AO impact on valuations is related to proximity and size; many other internal factors are also taken into consideration. The study confirms valuations impact from an earlier study at a range of 3.1% to 26% depending on multiple factors. This is crucial for appraisals to be aware...
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...for different land uses, which are used in municipal land-use planning. Land uses, from residential / commercial / industrial , agricultural / and open space, largely determine the different revenues and expenditures of the municipal government because they generated different amounts of revenue from being taxed at different rates. Expenditures also vary from municipal services because different services need to be provided per use like education, police protection, fire protection, roads, and other infrastructural uses. The basic methodology of CCS studies is to first partition land uses into three classes: residential, commercial / industrial, and agricultural / open-space. Expenditures and revenues from the municipal budget are then allocated to the three different land-use categories. Although the specific methodology for fiscal allocations differs among CCS studies, the final result is always a ratio of expenditures over revenues for each of the three land uses. For example, a residential ratio of 1.2 means that for every U.S.$1.00 of revenue raised from residential land uses, U.S.$1.20 of expenditures is spent on residential land uses. Studies then report a separate ratio for residential, commercial/industrial, and agricultural/open-space land uses. A general finding of CCS studies is that commercial/industrial and agricultural/ open-space ratios are less than one while residential ratios are greater than one. For the Skagit County’s COCS method was similar to the one...
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...Lab 1: Evaluating Internet Connection Choices for a Small Home PC Network Objective This lab teaches the basics of using OPNET IT Guru. OPNET IT Guru’s user-friendly interface with drag-and-drop features enable students to effectively model, manage, and troubleshoot real-world network infrastructures. We investigate application performance and capacity planning, by changing the link speed between a home LAN and its ISP. Overview OPNET’s IT Guru provides a Virtual Network Environment that models the behavior of networks, including its routers, switches, protocols, servers, and individual applications. The Virtual Network Environment allows IT managers, network and system planners, and operation’s staff to more effectively diagnose difficult problems, validate changes before they are implemented, and plan for future scenarios such as traffic growth and network failures. You can do “what if” analyses (called scenarios in IT Guru) on network designs, just as you can on spreadsheets with financial business models. However, instead of looking at “bottom line” financial numbers, you will be looking at how response times, latency (delays) and other network performance measures will change under different network design approaches. To create a network simulation (called a project in IT Guru), you specify the nodes (computers, switches, routers, etc.) in your network, the links between nodes, and the applications that will be running on the nodes. In this exercise, the initial simulation...
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...Quarterly Residential Sales Report October – December 2010 “Find Your Future Life” Residential property sales 57 Rathdowne Street Preston * Expected Sale Price : $475,000.00 * Sale Price : $580,000.00 * Mode of Sale : Auction 2/53 Wilson Street Thornbury * Expected Sale Price : $325,000.00 * Sale Price : $383,900.00 * Mode of Sale : Sale 26 Gower Street Collingwood * Expected Sale Price : $650,000.00 * Sale Price : $793,000.00 * Mode of Sale : Auction 77 Miller Street Preston * Expected Sale Price : $635,000.00 * Sale Price : $637,500.00 * Mode of Sale : Auction 115 Jensen Road Fitzroy * Expected Sale Price : $700,000.00 * Sale Price : $748,000.00 * Mode of Sale : Auction 14 Sussex Avenue Preston * Expected Sale Price : $455,000.00 * Sale Price : $512,000.00 * Mode of Sale : Auction 28 Cormack Street Reservoir * Expected Sale Price : $400,000.00 * Sale Price : $431,000.00 * Mode of Sale : Sale 69 Killarney Road Coburg * Expected Sale Price : $400,000.00 * Sale Price : $409,600.00 * Mode of Sale : Auction 12 Moorside Avenue Preston East * Expected Sale Price : $350,000.00 * Sale Price : $389,000.00 * Mode of Sale : Sale 45 St Helena Street Heidelberg * Expected Sale Price : $850,000.00 * Sale Price : $991,300.00 * Mode of Sale : Auction Property Address | Expected Sale Price | Actual Sale Price | Mode...
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...Impact of different window types in regulating natural ventilation of residential buildings of Dhaka, Bangladesh |Md. Nymul Haque¹ |Jinia Sharmeen² | |haque.nymul@gmail.com |jinia_lima@hotmail.com | Abstract Natural ventilation is most desirable for cooling and providing fresh air in residential buildings for better indoor air quality and thermal comfort. The natural ventilation performance is affected by a combination of internal and external factors. External factors include the location, the orientation, the prevailing wind speeds and the building forms of the residential development, which are subject to constraints beyond the control of site planners and architects. Whilst for internal factors like the openings configurations and window types, site planners and architects are always given free hand for a proper design. Dhaka, a city in the Tropics, has become such a city where with rapid urbanization users are moving towards mechanically ventilated buildings putting ever increasing demand on the dwindling energy resources. This paper focuses on the influences of window types on the natural ventilation of residential units in Dhaka in order to improve quality of indoor living environment. Primary objective of the study is an attempt to investigate...
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...Indian School Days Book Review Justin Delorme Introduction The book, “Indian School Days” is an autobiography of the author Basil Johnston, an Ojibwe native from Wasauksing First Nation, in Ontario. This piece by Author, “Basil Johnston”, gives the reader more and more evidence of the structural lifestyle of the Spanish Indian residential school. From the very beginning his writing style links the reader to never put down the book, it is full of action and true events that took place during his lifetime. The book starts off with Mr. Johnston as a young child of ten years, skipping school with another student, an act that they didn’t think would get them both shipped off to a residential school. But as fortunes and his unfortunate luck would have it, the feared Indian agent showed up to Basils door and took himself, along with his 4 year old sister to St. Peter Clavers School, a boarding school run by Jesuit priests at Spanish, which was close to Sudbury, Ontario. With the fear of police and punishment his mother and grandmother got both children ready and there was nothing nobody could say or do to change the mind of the Indian agent. In the pages that were to follow, Basil creates many portraits of the young Indian boys who struggle to adapt to the harsh and inhumane environment of this institution. By looking at some key examples from the book that Basil Johnston wrote, it will show the reader why this would be a good book to read as his writing style is from his own...
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...University November 2013 Informational Interview Questions: Mental Health Supervisor In my informational interview, I chose to conduct my interview with a Residential Coordinator for Good Shepherd Services, a residential treatment center located in Baltimore, Maryland that services at risk teenager’s within the age range of 12-21. I reached out to this person through a friend who also works in the mental health field and found that the interviewee posses over 20 years of supervisory experience in the mental health field as a supervisor. As a Residential Coordinator, the interviewee offers support to staff in assisting at risk teen’s process through many challenging mental health issues and concerns with the hope of discharging them back into society. I chose this topic because of my desire to work with at risk children in some capacity in the mental health field. Below is my series of questions I asked the interviewee during the interview: 1) How long have you worked in the mental health field? 2) What caught your interest in working in the mental health profession, particularly in your position as a Residential Coordinator? 3) Throughout your years of work, what skills did you obtain that enabled you to develop in your career path? 4) How has management at Good Shepherd Services supported you in regard to problem solving and creating a safe work...
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