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Download full textHuman Development Institute, 2024
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Health Services, Resources
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Direct linkButler, Sandra S. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
This article describes the R15, Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) mechanism available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for institutions that do not typically receive substantial NIH funding. Equipped with training received at the St. Scholastica National Institute on Social Work and Aging, I was able to secure AREA funding…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Research, Financial Support, College Students
Davitt, Joan K. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Medicare home health care provides critical skilled nursing and therapy services to patients in their homes, generally after a period in an inpatient facility or nursing home. Disparities in access to, or outcomes of, home health care can result in patient deterioration and increased cost to the Medicare program if patient care needs intensify.…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Federal Programs, Health Insurance, Home Health Aides
Jackson, Jennifer; Sims, Addie – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Curriculum Design, Course Descriptions, Program Descriptions
Browne, Colette V.; Braun, Kathryn L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
The escalating demand for trained direct long-term care (DLTC) workers, those individuals with the most sustained direct contact with vulnerable older adults in homes and facilities, is a consequence of our rapidly aging population. Research documents the present and projected shortages of DLTC workers, and developed nations are increasingly…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Health Services, Labor Force Development, Human Capital
Sims, Addie; Burch, Brenda; River, Jayne; Hull, Jennifer; Williams, Judy; Cross, Ella; Lowe, Pam – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2005
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Home Health Aides, Postsecondary Education
