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July 18, 2020
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December 14, 2021
Characteristics of Working-Age Adults With Schizophrenia Newly Admitted to Nursing Homes
Persons aged <65 years account for a considerable proportion of US nursing home residents with schizophrenia. Because they are often excluded from psychiatric and long-term care studies, a contemporary understanding of the characteristics and management of working-age adults (22-64 years old) with schiz...
JAMDA
February 1, 2024
Longitudinal Evaluation of a Statewide Quality Improvement Program for Nursing Homes
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Nursing Home Quality report recommends that states “develop and operate state-based…technical assistance programs…to help nursing homes…improve care and…operations.” The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) is one such progra...
JAMDA
May 30, 2023
Rising to the Occasion: A National Nursing Home Study Documenting Attempts to Address Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19–related policies introduced extraordinary social disruption in nursing homes. In response, nursing facilities implemented strategies to alleviate their residents’ loneliness. This study sought to describe interventions nursing homes used, document the perceived effectiveness of efforts, and determ...
JAMDA
October 9, 2020
Sedatives and Sedation at the End of Life in Nursing Homes: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study
There is scarce information about sedation in nursing homes at the end of life. We aimed to assess (1) the use of sedatives generally and “sedatives with continuous effect,” based on objective operational criteria, within the last week of life in nursing homes and (2) factors associated with this treatment...
JAMDA
July 19, 2020
Safety Climate Associated With Adverse Events in Nursing Homes: A National VA Study
Adverse events in nursing homes are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, prompting facilities to investigate their antecedents. This study examined the contribution of safety climate—how frontline staff typically think about safety and act on safety issues—to adverse events in Veterans Affairs (VA) n...
JAMDA
July 4, 2020
Validation of the MEDSAIL Tool to Screen for Capacity for Safe and Independent Living Among Nursing Home Residents
Capacity for safe and independent living (SAIL) refers to an individual's ability to solve problems associated with everyday life and perform activities necessary for living independently. Little guidance exists on the assessment of capacity for SAIL among nursing home residents. As a result, capacity...
JAMDA
August 23, 2017
Important Care and Activity Preferences in a Nationally Representative Sample of Nursing Home Residents
Person-centered care (PCC), which considers nursing home resident preferences in care delivery, has been linked to important outcomes such as improved quality of life, resident satisfaction with care, and mood and reduced behavioral symptoms for residents with dementia. Delivery of PCC fundamentally relies...
JAMDA
April 6, 2023
Identifying Nursing Home Residents with Unmet Palliative Care Needs: A Systematic Review of Screening Tool Measurement Properties
Despite common use of palliative care screening tools in other settings, the performance of these tools in the nursing home has not been well established; therefore, the purpose of this review is to (1) identify palliative care screening tools validated for nursing home residents and (2) critically apprais...
JAMDA
February 22, 2017