Sentences with phrase «ones visiting nursing home»

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While making nursing home and hospital calls one day, I visited several people who were on oxygen.

If your view is that NFL players are disrespecting the veterans who fought for our freedom, you're going to show a lot more patriotism by visiting local veterans in the nursing home than one more Twitter rant.

The most widespread home - visiting program in the country today is one that focuses primarily on health: the Nurse - Family Partnership, which sends trained nurses into the homes of low - income expecting mothers, mostly unmarried teenagers.

Most trials of prenatal home visiting have produced disappointing effects on pregnancy outcomes such as birth weight and gestational age, 9,16,17 although one program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses has reduced prenatal tobacco use in two trials18, 19 and has reduced pregnancy - induced hypertension in a large sample of African - Americans.20

Eight existing home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rathome visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low ratHome Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rating.

Currently Ocean works as a Home Visiting Nurse with Nurse Family Partnership Program, teaches breastfeeding classes at Day One Baby, teaches infant & child CPR and performs Lactation Consultations and Doula services.

One compared volunteer counsellor support in antenatal and postnatal period to usual care (Graffy 2004), one compared proactive with reactive telephone support for mothers living in disadvantaged circumstances (Hoddinott 2012), one compared breastfeeding support and encouragement for mothers of preterm infants to usual care (Junior 2007), one compared home nurse visits to usual care for «well» breastfeeding newborns and mothers (Paul 2012), one compared prenatal paediatric home visits to usual care (Serwint 1996), and one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 200One compared volunteer counsellor support in antenatal and postnatal period to usual care (Graffy 2004), one compared proactive with reactive telephone support for mothers living in disadvantaged circumstances (Hoddinott 2012), one compared breastfeeding support and encouragement for mothers of preterm infants to usual care (Junior 2007), one compared home nurse visits to usual care for «well» breastfeeding newborns and mothers (Paul 2012), one compared prenatal paediatric home visits to usual care (Serwint 1996), and one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 200one compared proactive with reactive telephone support for mothers living in disadvantaged circumstances (Hoddinott 2012), one compared breastfeeding support and encouragement for mothers of preterm infants to usual care (Junior 2007), one compared home nurse visits to usual care for «well» breastfeeding newborns and mothers (Paul 2012), one compared prenatal paediatric home visits to usual care (Serwint 1996), and one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 200one compared breastfeeding support and encouragement for mothers of preterm infants to usual care (Junior 2007), one compared home nurse visits to usual care for «well» breastfeeding newborns and mothers (Paul 2012), one compared prenatal paediatric home visits to usual care (Serwint 1996), and one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 200one compared home nurse visits to usual care for «well» breastfeeding newborns and mothers (Paul 2012), one compared prenatal paediatric home visits to usual care (Serwint 1996), and one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 200one compared prenatal paediatric home visits to usual care (Serwint 1996), and one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 200one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 2003).

The duration of breastfeeding was reported using survival data, so stopping any breastfeeding before four to six weeks postpartum was not explicitly reported, however it appears that two out of six women in the home nurse visit group and one out of seven women in the usual care group stopped any breastfeeding before four weeks.

Remember that time you were visiting your great aunt at the nursing home and one of the more colorful residents decided to caress your skin?

Imagining their life far into the future, Applegate tells her daughter, «Then one day when you come to visit me in the nursing home and they ask me who's there to see me, I'll say, «It's my daughter, Amy.»»

Pets and their owners can qualify to become a part of pet therapy teams that visit with hospice patients from one to two hours per week in many different settings, including inpatient hospice homes, skilled nursing facilities, group homes and patients» private homes.

Learn what to expect when you visit a loved one in a nursing home for the first time and how to contact a Louisville nursing home lawyer if you suspect abuse.

Lastly, you should feel comfortable being able to see your loved one on a regular basis; if you feel that nursing home staff is stalling the visit or refusing you access to your loved one in the nursing home, contact a supervisor and / or our personal injury firm, as the staff may be trying to keep you from realizing an instance of nursing home neglect.

The demands of your job and family combined with the visiting hours of the nursing home may only provide you with a small window during which you are available to see your loved one.

Your loved one is in a nursing home and you are lucky enough to live close by and be able to visit regularly.

Find out how to plan a visit to see a loved one in a nursing home and how a Louisville nursing home abuse lawyer may help if you suspect abuse.

When an elderly loved one is in a nursing home, it is essential for relatives to visit regularly to ensure their continued well - being.

For the loved ones of nursing home residents, it is imperative that visits be as frequent as possible.

Existing interventions among Asian populations focus mainly on imparting practical skills to caregivers of patients with cancer requiring palliative care, through home - based care or home visits from nurses, 21 — 23 with an emphasis on coping with end - of - life issues and bereavement.24, 25 However, interventions for caregivers of non-palliative care recipients tend to be delivered via the phone26 or over the internet, 27 while others work with couple dyads, where one spouse provides care for the other who has cancer.28

Home visitor credentials One of the more controversial questions within the home - visiting field involves whether the visitors should be nurses and social workers or, instead, trained paraprofessionals and volunteHome visitor credentials One of the more controversial questions within the home - visiting field involves whether the visitors should be nurses and social workers or, instead, trained paraprofessionals and voluntehome - visiting field involves whether the visitors should be nurses and social workers or, instead, trained paraprofessionals and volunteers.

Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) is one of the most rigorously evaluated home visiting programs in existing literature.

One evaluation conducted in Queensland, Australia, reported moderate reductions in depressive symptoms for mothers in the intervention group at the six - week follow - up.89 A subsequent follow - up, however, suggested that these benefits were not long lasting, as the depression effects had diminished by one year.90 Similarly, Healthy Families San Diego identified reductions in depression symptoms among program mothers during the first two years, but these effects, too, had diminished by year three.91 In Healthy Families New York, mothers at one site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start prograOne evaluation conducted in Queensland, Australia, reported moderate reductions in depressive symptoms for mothers in the intervention group at the six - week follow - up.89 A subsequent follow - up, however, suggested that these benefits were not long lasting, as the depression effects had diminished by one year.90 Similarly, Healthy Families San Diego identified reductions in depression symptoms among program mothers during the first two years, but these effects, too, had diminished by year three.91 In Healthy Families New York, mothers at one site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start prograone year.90 Similarly, Healthy Families San Diego identified reductions in depression symptoms among program mothers during the first two years, but these effects, too, had diminished by year three.91 In Healthy Families New York, mothers at one site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start prograone site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start prograone year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start prograone year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start programs.

Most trials of prenatal home visiting have produced disappointing effects on pregnancy outcomes such as birth weight and gestational age, 9,16,17 although one program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses has reduced prenatal tobacco use in two trials18, 19 and has reduced pregnancy - induced hypertension in a large sample of African - Americans.20

Eight existing home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rathome visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low ratHome Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rating.

Funding will be awarded for up to two years to implement one of three evidence - based home visiting models: the Nurse Family Partnership, Healthy Families Florida and Parents as Teachers.

The RFP seeks applicants in unserved, designated high - need areas to implement one of three evidence - based home visiting models: the Nurse Family Partnership, Healthy Families Florida and Parents as Teachers for a two - year period.

It includes one - on - one home visits by a trained nurse to participating clients who enroll voluntarily.

Evaluations of home visiting programs show that MIECHV - funded services are associated with lower rates of domestic violence in a variety of contexts.42 For example, several evaluations of the Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP), an MIECVH - funded home visiting model operating in 42 states, showed that families who participate in the program across different locations were less likely to report domestic violence.43 In one study, about 7 percent of participating families in NFP reported experiencing domestic violence, compared with nearly 14 percent of nonparticipating families.44

Each of the 88 sites in the study operates one of four evidence - based home visiting program models: (1) Early Head Start — Home - Based Option, (2) Healthy Families America, (3) Nurse - Family Partnership, and (4) Parents as Teachhome visiting program models: (1) Early Head Start — Home - Based Option, (2) Healthy Families America, (3) Nurse - Family Partnership, and (4) Parents as TeachHome - Based Option, (2) Healthy Families America, (3) Nurse - Family Partnership, and (4) Parents as Teachers.

The study includes local home visiting programs that use one of two national evidence - based models that have been effective at improving birth outcomes: Healthy Families America (HFA) and Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP).

The states application outlines plans to implement an evidence - based statewide home visiting system by expanding models already operating (Nurse - Family Partnership, Early Head Start, and Parents as Teachers) and initiating new ones (Early Start and Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visitihome visiting system by expanding models already operating (Nurse - Family Partnership, Early Head Start, and Parents as Teachers) and initiating new ones (Early Start and Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Vivisiting system by expanding models already operating (Nurse - Family Partnership, Early Head Start, and Parents as Teachers) and initiating new ones (Early Start and Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home VisitiHome VisitingVisiting).

Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP) is one of two evidence - based home visitation models included in the federal Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation - Strong Start (MIHOPE - Strong Start) sthome visitation models included in the federal Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation - Strong Start (MIHOPE - Strong Start) stHome Visiting Program Evaluation - Strong Start (MIHOPE - Strong Start) study.

Local programs included in the evaluation will use one of two national home visiting models that have shown previous evidence of improving birth outcomes: Healthy Families America (HFA) and Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP).

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Volunteers and women recruited due to a risk factor were randomly assigned to one of conditions described below: 1) Sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months only (control group); 2) Free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months; 3) Nurse home visitation during pregnancy only, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months; or 4) Nurse home visits until the child was 2 years old in addition to nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-Nurse home visitation during pregnancy only, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months; or 4) Nurse home visits until the child was 2 years old in addition to nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-Nurse home visits until the child was 2 years old in addition to nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-RSB-.

The prime recommendation in our 2005 report, and one we had been pressing on government since 2001, was for the UK to run pilot studies of the intensive home visiting programme Nurse Family Partnership.

Volunteers and women recruited due to a risk factor were randomly assigned to one of conditions described below: 1) Sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months only (control group); 2) Free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months; 3) Nurse home visitation during pregnancy only, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months; or 4) Nurse home visits until the child was 2 years old in addition to nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-Nurse home visitation during pregnancy only, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months; or 4) Nurse home visits until the child was 2 years old in addition to nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-Nurse home visits until the child was 2 years old in addition to nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-nurse home visitation during pregnancy, free transportation to regular prenatal and perinatal visits, and sensory and developmental screening at 12 and 24 months [now called Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)-RSB-.

Home - visiting programs, such as the one that Avelar De Andrade is involved in, pair low - income struggling parents with trained nurses, social workers or educators, who provide support throughout the stressful first years of their children's lives.

A study of one home visiting model, the Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP), found that participation in the program cut abuse and neglect of at - risk kids nearly in half.

The mothers were enrolled in one of four home visiting program models: Early Head Start Home Based (EHS - HB), Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-school Youngsters (HIPPY), Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), and Parents as Teachers (Phome visiting program models: Early Head Start Home Based (EHS - HB), Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-school Youngsters (HIPPY), Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), and Parents as Teachers (PHome Based (EHS - HB), Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-school Youngsters (HIPPY), Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), and Parents as Teachers (PHome Instruction for Parents of Pre-school Youngsters (HIPPY), Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), and Parents as Teachers (PAT).

Studies of one program, the Nurse Family Partnership, showed voluntary home visits cut instances of child abuse and neglect in half.

One way to reverse these trends is through home visiting programs, in which nurses and peer counselors provide support and education to high - risk pregnant women in their homes.

The Australian Health Minister, visiting North Queensland, announced that Wuchopperen Health Service in North Queensland has been selected as one of two sites for the early roll - out of the Australian Government's nurse home visiting program for Indigenous children.

One way CMS can save Medicare spending is by encouraging providers to discharge patients with acute episodes home rather than sending them to nursing homes for short - stay visits.