Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However, for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in longer length of stay at index admission. We hypothesized that owing to time spent in hospital from readmissions, frailty would be associated with le...
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic created an immediate need to enhance current efforts to reduce transfers of nursing home (NH) residents to acute care. Long-Term Care Plus (LTC+), a collaborative care program developed and implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed to enhance care in the...
People with dementia often express behavior that challenges, such as agitation and aggression. Structured care protocols aim to identify common causes of behavior and facilitate the selection of appropriate treatments. The protocols comprise different steps including specific assessments and related nonpha...
Intensity of care, such as hospital transfers and tube feeding of residents with advanced dementia varies by nursing home (NH) within and across regions. Little work has been done to understand how these 2 levels of influence relate. This study's objectives are to identify facility factors associated ...
This comprehensive clinical guideline addresses pain issues that arise in care of patients commonly seen in post-acute and long-term care settings, including very old and frail individuals with multiple chronic medical and psychiatric conditions, short-stay patients needing posthospitalization care, and yo...
To describe recent trends in post-acute care provision within nursing homes, focusing specifically on nursing homes’ degree of specialization in post-acute care.
Residents with cognitive impairment favor “slow care,” so rushed care may cause additional responsive behaviors (eg, verbal threats, hitting) among residents. We assessed the association of rushed care (physical and social) by care aides with their experiences of responsive behaviors from residents.
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