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Assessment of the North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program: January 2010 to June 2013
Presents an overview of the North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program.
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Care Consultation Distances to Potential Caregivers: Weighted Population Estimates
Examines the population distributions in six North Dakota consultation areas served by care consultants at the Dementia Care Services Program (DCSP).
Author(s): Marilyn G Klug, Mandi-Leigh Peterson
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Admission Severity and Mortality Rates Among Rural and Urban Nursing Facility Residents with Dementia
Assesses whether the potentially higher utilization of nursing facility services in rural communities can be attributed to differences in use patterns by older adults with dementia. Specifically, addresses the question of whether rural nursing facility residents with dementia are less impaired at the time of their admission to a nursing facility than urban residents with dementia.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief, September 2001
Author(s): Elise J. Bolda, Kimberly Mooney Murray
Date: 03/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Behavioral Health and Psychological Maltreatment of Native American Vulnerable Adults
Provides an understanding of elderly behavioral health with a focus on anxiety, depression, substance use, and dementia that affect vulnerable Native American adults. Identifies the many forms of elder abuse and the warning signs of emotional and psychological abuse. Explains how physical health links to cognitive behaviors, and offers approaches to protect and prevent the abuse of older and disabled adults.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative
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