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JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Nursing Home Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Quality Improvement Intervention
Quality improvement (QI) may be a promising approach for staff to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. However, little is known about the challenges and facilitators to implementing QI interventions in nursing homes. This study examines staff perspectives on the implementation process.
JAMDA
April 4, 2019
Scalability of an IT Intervention to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes
Pressure ulcers pose an important quality-of-care challenge in nursing homes, with serious consequences for residents' health. We assessed the scalability of the On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention (On-Time) intervention strategy, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, in nursing...
JAMDA
March 22, 2019
Factors Associated With Pain Assessment for Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis
The burden of pain in nursing home residents is substantial; unfortunately, many times it goes undiagnosed and is inadequately treated. To improve identification of pain in this population, we aimed to review and synthesize findings from qualitative studies that report primary barriers and facilitators to ...
JAMDA
October 8, 2021
Effect of a Video-Assisted Advance Care Planning Intervention on End-of-Life Health Care Transitions Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents
To determine the relationship between an advance care planning (ACP) video intervention, Pragmatic Trial of Video Education in Nursing Homes (PROVEN), and end-of-life health care transitions among long-stay nursing home residents with advanced illness.
JAMDA
October 4, 2024
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs Warfarin among Nursing Home Residents with Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Residents of nursing homes are usually excluded from clinical trials, including trials to assess treatments for common conditions such as nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). We aimed to quantify the real-world comparative safety and effectiveness of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) vs warfarin...
JAMDA
September 3, 2016
Comparing Public Quality Ratings for Accredited and Nonaccredited Nursing Homes
Compare quality ratings of accredited and nonaccredited nursing homes using the publicly available Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare data set.
PALTmed In The News
January 31, 2025
Geriatricians deliver dedicated care but remain absent from most nursing homes: JAMDA
Remarkably few nursing homes patients see geriatricians, even though they’re among the physicians most likely to spend the majority of their workday in long-term care facilities, a new study found. Across more than 14,000 physicians treating Medicare patients in nursing homes, geriatricians managed just 4%...
JAMDA
February 11, 2025
Changing Oral Health Trajectories: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Comparison of 2 Domiciliary Dental Care Patient Groups in Nursing Homes
Since 2010, Gerodent has been a comprehensive oral health care program including biannual domiciliary dental care in nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium. Previous research revealed poor oral health among nursing home residents attending the mobile clinic. The objective of this study was to evaluate potentia...
JAMDA
February 11, 2025