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HEALTH CARE ELDERLY [24 records]

Record 1 2021-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
CONT

Care economy refers to the sector of economic activities, both paid and unpaid, related to the provision of social and material care. It includes care for children, the elderly, and the disabled, health care, education, and as well, leisure and other personal services, all of which contribute to nurturing and supporting present and future populations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
CONT

Avec la COVID-19, il est désormais largement reconnu, dans tous les pays et toutes les classes sociales, que nous dépendons des services essentiels de l’économie des soins – santé, éducation, garde d’enfants, soins aux personnes âgées et aide aux personnes handicapées. Notre dépendance à l’égard des travailleurs essentiels dans le secteur des soins ayant été amplement mise en évidence au cours de la pandémie, la population comprend plus que jamais que toute stratégie de relance doit garantir un travail décent dans le secteur des soins.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Paramedical Staff
CONT

A health care aide(HCA) provides direct care, personal assistance and support to patients who are ill, elderly or disabled. They assist patients with activities such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting. They may help with feeding or exercise and in some settings help patients take their medications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Personnel para-médical

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Personal paramédico
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Record 3 2020-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Zoology
DEF

A complementary therapy performed with the assistance of an animal partner to develop, stimulate and maintain the cognitive, physical, psychological and social function of clients or patients.

CONT

Animal-assisted therapy, or zootherapy, is used in the care of children, teenagers, adults, and elderly people affected by mental health problems. Although it doesn’t constitute a cure, it is a recognized and effective element of the therapeutic process because it can provide the patient with a sense of psychological as well as physical well-being.

OBS

Possible [animal-assisted therapy] practitioners could include physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, certified therapeutic recreation specialists, nurses, social workers, speech therapists, or mental health professionals.

OBS

pet therapy: term [that] should be avoided because it is inaccurate and misleading. The term was widely used several decades ago to refer to animal training programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Zoologie
DEF

Thérapie complémentaire pratiquée à l'aide d'un partenaire animalier dans le but de développer, stimuler ou maintenir des capacités sur les plans cognitifs, physiques, psychologiques et sociaux de clients ou de patients.

CONT

La thérapie assistée par l'animal, ou zoothérapie, est utilisée à des fins thérapeutiques auprès des enfants, des adolescents, des adultes et des aînés qui souffrent de problèmes de santé mentale. Il ne s'agit pas d'un remède aux maladies, mais c'est une thérapie à part entière. Son utilisation a des effets positifs et complémentaires aux autres thérapies et traitements. Elle peut procurer à la personne un bien-être psychologique et physiologique.

OBS

médiation animale : Le terme zoothérapie est davantage utilisé au Québec et en Suisse romande, alors qu'en France on préfère l'appellation «médiation animale».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
  • Zoología
DEF

Técnica de rehabilitación o reeducación de alteraciones tanto físicas como psíquicas, sensoriales, sociales, como de comportamiento en que se emplean animales como facilitadores.

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Record 4 2018-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Pensions and Annuities
  • Life Insurance
OBS

There are three major programs under Social Security : Old-Age and Survivors Insurance(OASI), which provides retirement income to the elderly; Disability Insurance(DI), which provides support to Social Security participants who are disabled and unable to earn enough to support themselves; and Medicare, the federal health care insurance program for the elderly and disabled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Pensions et rentes
  • Assurance sur la vie

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

[A] family member, partner or friend who, regularly and without pay, provides support or care to an elderly person who has a significant or persistent health problem or loss of autonomy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Sociologie de la famille
DEF

Personne qui prend soin d'un proche dépendant sans être rémunérée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
  • Sociología de la familia
CONT

El cuidador familiar primario o principal está sometido a una carga física y psicoafectiva derivada de las responsabilidades y actividades del cuidado, de la vivencia continua del sufrimiento del enfermo, de los sentimientos propios frente a la pérdida y de lo que ello representa para su vida futura.

OBS

El concepto de "cuidador familiar" está incluido dentro del de "cuidador informal", que es más abarcativo e incluye no solo a los miembros de la familia sino también a amigos y vecinos.

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Record 6 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
OBS

The mission of The Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
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Record 7 2017-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Health Institutions
CONT

The SCO Health Service specializes in providing compassionate health care to the most vulnerable in our society : the frail elderly, people with chronic and terminal illnesses, and persons with disabilities. Our staff, physicians, and volunteers focus on the needs of our patients, residents, and their loved ones. We are a recognized centre for teaching and research designed to improve the quality of life of the people in our care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Établissements de santé
CONT

Le Service de santé SCO se spécialise dans les soins aux plus vulnérables de notre société, soit les personnes âgées de santé fragile, les malades chroniques, les personnes mourantes et les personnes ayant un handicap. Notre personnel, nos médecins et nos bénévoles offrent des soins exemplaires, fondés sur la compassion et centrés sur les besoins de nos patients, résidents et leurs proches. Nous sommes un établissement d'enseignement et de recherche voué à améliorer la qualité de vie des personnes confiées à nos soins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités del sector privado
  • Establecimientos de salud
OBS

Servicios ofrecidos por la Orden de Hermanas de la Caridad de Ottawa.

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Record 8 2017-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Medical Staff
Universal entry(ies)
3413
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates assist nurses, hospital staff and physicians in the basic care of patients. They are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted care facilities for the elderly and other health care establishments.

OBS

3413: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Personnel médical
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
3413
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les aides-infirmiers, les aides-soignants et les préposés aux bénéficiaires aident le personnel infirmier et hospitalier ainsi que les médecins dans les soins de base aux patients. Ils travaillent dans des centres hospitaliers, des maisons de santé, des résidences-services pour personnes âgées et d'autres établissements de santé.

OBS

3413 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Old Age
CONT

A retirement home is a place of shared residence intended for the elderly. The usual pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Additional facilities are provided within the building. Often this includes facilities for meals, gathering, recreation, and some form of health or hospice care. The level of facilities varies enormously.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
DEF

Établissement qui offre notamment l'hébergement, la restauration, des services essentiels, des soins de santé et des activités culturelles aux personnes âgées.

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

The Adult Injury Management Network(AIMNet) at the University of Victoria has an established track record in the area of fall and fall-related injury prevention among older people. AIMNet is recognized as a national leader in the field of injury prevention. Partners : British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit at the Centre for Community Health & Health Evaluation Research(Children's & Women's Health Centre of B. C.), the Institute on Health of the Elderly(University of Ottawa) and the School of Nutrition & Dietetics(Acadia University). The goal of this project is to reduce falls and fall-related injuries among residents of long-term care facilities in several pilot sites across Canada. The proposed model focuses on the determinants of health that put residents of care facilities at greatest risk of sustaining a fall and related injuries. Through the creation of networks of support and information, this project aims to strengthen the capacities of both the residents of these facilities and those who care for them. The project results include the publication of a paper in a scientific journal and presentations at national conferences such as the Canadian Association of Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting.

Key term(s)
  • AIMN

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Le Réseau de gestion des traumatismes chez les adultes (RGTA) à l'Université de Victoria, est bien connu pour ses activités de prévention des chutes et des blessures liées aux chutes chez les aînés. Le RGTA est considéré comme un chef de file à l'échelle nationale dans le domaine de la prévention des blessures. Partenaires : La British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, au Centre for Community Health & Health Evaluation Research (Children's & Women's Health Centre of B.C.), l'Institute on Health of the Elderly (Université d'Ottawa) et la School of Nutrition & Dietetics (Université Acadia) Ce projet vise à réduire les chutes et les blessures liées aux chutes chez les résidents des établissements de soins de longue durée dans plusieurs régions pilotes du Canada. Le modèle proposé met l'accent sur les déterminants de la santé qui exposent les résidents des établissements de soins à un risque plus grand de chutes et de blessures connexes. Grâce à l'établissement de réseaux de soutien et d'information, ce projet permet de renforcer les capacités des résidents de ces établissements et des personnes qui les soignent. Parmi ces résultats, mentionnons la publication d'un rapport dans une revue scientifique et la présentation d'exposés à des conférences nationales comme la Rencontre scientifique et éducative annuelle de l'Association canadienne de gérontologie.

Spanish

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Record 11 2008-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
OBS

Vision : To empower humanity in the expression of maximum health, wellness and human potential through universal chiropractic expression and utilization. Mission : To advance chiropractic throughout the world as a distinct health care profession predicated upon its unique philosophy, science, and art. Objectives : Maintain and promote chiropractic' s unique identity as a non-therapeutic, drugless and surgical-free health science, based on its fundamental principles and philosophy. Provide leadership in the establishment of chiropractic licensure regulation in every nation and promote the quality and authenticity of chiropractic education. Foster the professional and technical development of the Doctor of Chiropractic through programs of continuing education, research, political, and social action. Encourage the highest professional, technical, and ethical standards for the doctor of chiropractic while safeguarding the professional welfare of its members. Champion the principle that every citizen in the world has the right to freedom of choice in health care and be able to choose unhampered the doctor and the healing art of his/her choice. Work harmoniously with other health care organizations and governments in a global humanitarian effort to foster chiropractic and spinal hygiene in the fields of family health(including children, women, and the elderly), and occupational health. Work for full inclusion of chiropractic in all public and private health care delivery programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Sociology of Old Age
OBS

Of the McGill University-Université de Montréal Research Group on Integrated Services for Older Persons. SIPA Research Program(System of Integrated Services for the Frail Elderly). SIPA is a demonstration and evaluation project based on a model of integrated care for the frail elderly. The demonstration project aimed to implement a model for the frail elderly living in the community and to evaluate by means of an experimental device, its comparative advantage in regards to existing services in Montreal. The evaluation was on impact on health, utilization of services, cost of services, quality of care and the implementation and organization of services. The SIPA project was carried out on the Island of Montreal over a period of 22 months from 1999 to 2001. The SIPA s goals were to : respond appropriately to the needs of older persons with disabilities; maintain and promote the independence and capacity of older persons to make choices, while respecting their dignity; and optimize the use of community, hospital and institutional resources.

Key term(s)
  • SIPA Research Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
OBS

De SOLIDAGE (Groupe de recherche Université de Montréal - Université McGill sur les services intégrés pour les personnes ägées. Programme de recherche SIPA (Système de services intégrés pour personnes âgées fragiles). Le projet SIPA est un projet de démonstration et d'évaluation fondé sur le modèle de services intégrés pour personnes âgées fragiles. Le projet de démonstration visait à implanter le modèle auprès de personnes âgées fragiles vivant dans la communauté et à évaluer au moyen d'un devis expérimental son avantage comparatif en regard des services habituels disponibles à Montréal. L'évaluation portait sur l'impact sur la santé, l'utilisation des services, les coûts des services, la qualité des soins, l'implantation et l'organisation des services. Le projet SIPA a été réalisé sur l'île de Montréal sur une période de 22 mois de 1999 à 2001. Les objectifs du SIPA étaient de : répondre à l ensemble des besoins des personnes âgées atteintes d'incapacités; de maintenir et promouvoir l'autonomie des personnes âgées et leur capacité à faire des choix, tout en respectant leur dignité; et d'optimiser l'utilisation des ressources communautaires, hospitalières et institutionnelles.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

The project, Establishment and Start-Up of a Model of Integrated Care, will develop concepts and test the feasibility of different capitation models and their linkages to an integrated service delivery approach for the provision of health care to the frail elderly. Capitation is a funding method where care providers are paid a fixed sum in total for the care rendered to a patient rather than a payment for each service that is provided.

Key term(s)
  • Establishment and Startup of a Model of Integrated Care
  • Establishment and Start Up of a Model of Integrated Care

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Le projet, intitulé La mise en place et le démarrage d'un modèle de soins intégrés, déterminera la faisabilité d'un modèle de soins intégrés en vue de l'application de diverses formules de financement par capitation et de leur lien avec l'intégration des services de santé et des services sociaux pour personnes âgées en perte d'autonomie. La capitation est une méthode de financement selon laquelle les dispensateurs de soins reçoivent une somme forfaitaire basée sur une estimation des besoins de la clientèle (contrairement à des paiements à l'acte).

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Sociology of Old Age
CONT

In January of 1989, the former Ministry of Community and Social Services, now, since 1993, the Ministry of Health, Long-Term Care Division, embarked upon a new direction in the care and support of the frail elderly. This new direction reflected the desire of many elderly persons to remain at home for as long as possible, and promoted the expansion of community-based non-institutional services through the development of a variety of community residential alternatives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Mental Disorders
  • Sociology of Old Age
OBS

Health Canada, Guidelines for Health Programs, 1990.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
OBS

Santé Canada, Guides relatifs aux services de santé, 1990.

Spanish

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Record 16 1997-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

One element of health care in which the Tories have explicitly abandoned free universal provision is long-term residential care of the elderly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

On propose que dans le nouveau réseau intégré, la prestation des services de première ligne soit assurée par un nouvel organisme, l'Organisation de services de santé communautaire (OSSC). Dans la plupart des cas, les OSSC répondraient aux besoins, en matière de soins de santé, d'une population comprenant entre deux et trois cent mille personnes. Ces organisations offriraient à leurs clientèles respectives une gamme complète de services primaires et secondaires, de soins de longue durée en établissement ou basés dans la communauté, et de soins palliatifs.

Spanish

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Record 17 1993-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

The five centres are: McMaster Univerisity, University of Ottawa, Queen’s University, University of Toronto, and University of Western Ontario

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 18 1993-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

In the Organizational Structure of the Ontario University Coalition for Education in Health Care for the Elderly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Dans l'organigramme de la Coalition des universités de l'Ontario pour l'éducation en soins de santé destinés aux personnes âgées

Spanish

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Record 19 1993-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Seeks to : secure for the elderly, the handicapped, and the sick and dying the right to competent, professional, compassionate, and ethical health care; oppose euthanasia, assisted suicide, and abortion, promote a climate of public opinion that recognizes the right of all people to be treated with respect and dignity regardless of age, disability, injury disease, or illness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 20 1992-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Spanish

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Record 21 1991-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Prepared for: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, First Nations Confederacy, Manitoba Keewatinawi Okimakanak, Brotherhood of Indian Nations by: Ted Adam Harvey, NMS Incorporated/SPR Associates Inc., Toronto, 1986; Information obtained from the Library, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Auteur: Ted Adam Harvey, 1986; Renseignement obtenu de la bibliothèque, Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien.

Spanish

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Record 22 1991-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

The Canadian Medical Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Spanish

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Record 23 1990-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Report of the CMA Committee on the Health Care of the Elderly, 1987. Information found in UTLAS and confirmed by the Canadian Medical Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Renseignement retrouvé dans UTLAS et confirmé par l'Association médicale canadienne.

Spanish

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Record 24 1990-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Author: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States Congress, 1987; Information found in UTLAS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Spanish

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