Nearly 1 in 3 hospitalizations of severely impaired or terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable. Better diagnostic practices can significantly reduce that number, as well as the associated risks and costs. That's according to a study in the July issue of JAMDA.
The sustained stress and trauma experienced by frontline nursing home (NH) staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been described in health care literature and popular press. Yet, limited attention has been given to attempts to support NH staff. The objective of this study was to examine efforts to supp...
We aimed to develop a context-specific intervention toward benzodiazepine deprescribing in nursing homes (NHs), with insights from behavior-change theories and involvement of stakeholders.
To examine the prevalence of mental health treatment among nursing home (NH) long-stay residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and explore factors associated with utilization.
To describe the rate, timing, and pattern of changes in advance directives (ADs) of do not resuscitate (DNR) and do not hospitalize (DNH) orders among new admissions to nursing homes (NHs).
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report, Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Can Help Improve Care in Nursing Homes.
This study examines the association between nursing home residents' perceived importance of family involvement in overall care planning and the administration of physical and occupational therapy.
To explore the influenza and COVID-19 vaccination status among Dutch nursing home (NH) health care workers (HCWs), factors associated with vaccination including the influence of the pandemic, and the facilitators and barriers to vaccination willingness.