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December 1, 2023
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August 24, 2023
The Relationship Between Scope of Practice Laws for Task Delegation and Nurse Turnover in Home Health
Nurse turnover can compromise the quality and continuity of home health care. Scope of practice laws, which determine the tasks nurses are allowed to perform and delegate, are an important element of autonomy and vary across states. In this study, we used human resource records from a multistate home healt...
JAMDA
June 5, 2025
Transforming Transitional Care: Early Hospital Discharge through the Care at Home Program
Every year, thousands of patients face the challenging transition from hospital to home, resulting in high readmission rates and excessive resource use. Our telemedicine-based Care at Home (CaH) program, which facilitates early discharge, was assessed for its impact on 30-day readmissions, length of hospit...
JAMDA
December 8, 2023
Predicting 60-Day Mortality in a Home-Care Service: Development of a New Inter-RAI 49-Frailty Index in Patients with Chronic Disease and without a Cancer Diagnosis
Frailty Index (FI) is used to define the level of frailty in various clinical settings. Fifteen- and 26-item FIs have been demonstrated to predict 1-year mortality and intensity of care in home care (HC) and palliative home care (PHC). The objective of this study was to develop a new FI to predict the 60-d...
JAMDA
May 6, 2019
Reducing Avoidable Facility Transfers (RAFT): Outcomes of a Team Model to Minimize Unwarranted Emergency Care at Skilled Nursing Facilities
Acute health care interventions for residents of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are often unwarranted, unwanted, and/or harmful. We describe a provider-focused care model to reduce unwarranted or unwanted acute health care utilization.
JAMDA
January 24, 2026
Evaluating Emergency Department Transfers for Falls in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Single-Site Observational Study of Witnessed and Unwitnessed Falls
Falls are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, with residents of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) at a particularly high risk. Although emergency department (ED) transfers after falls are common, they carry risks of delirium, infection, and care fragmentation. The objective of th...
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Skilled Nursing Facility Population Characteristics and Length of Stay: A Prospective Cohort Study
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) offer short-term, subacute care following injury or hospitalization, with Medicare fully covering stays ≤20 days. As the US population ages, SNF demand is increasing, yet this population remains poorly characterized. Prolonged stays increase pathogen exposure, with shared ...
JAMDA
June 1, 2020
Policy Recommendations Regarding Skilled Nursing Facility Management of Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19): Lessons from New York State
To provide policy recommendations for managing Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) in skilled nursing facilities, a group of certified medical directors from several facilities in New York state with experience managing the disease used e-mail, phone, and video conferencing to develop consensus recommendations. The ...
JAMDA
February 25, 2022
Risk Prediction Model for 6-Month Mortality for Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities
Hospitalized patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Yet, absence of effective prognostic tools hinders optimal care planning and decision making. Our objective was to develop and validate a risk prediction model for 6-month all-ca...
JAMDA
June 5, 2019