Although Korea issued a law and developed benefits of National Health Insurance (NHI) to enable the provision of home-based primary care (HBPC) along with implementation of a pilot project for community care for older adults in August 2019, the outcomes of HBPC services were not surveyed in Korea. This stu...
Emergency department (ED) clinicians rely on the accuracy of written communication when assessing needs of nursing home (NH) residents. This study aimed to review the completeness of NH transfer documentation according to expected core components, as guided by the INTERACT 4.0 quality improvement tool. We ...
Each year states are required to survey nursing homes (NHs), including issuing deficiency citations when regulatory standards are not met. These deficiency citations can have substantial consequences for NHs. Because it is imperative that the survey process is conducted consistently across facilities, this...
To study the effects of a nonpharmacologic intervention, Music and Memory (M&M), on residents with dementia and/or behavioral problems living in nursing homes (NHs).
Nursing staff are central to ensuing high-quality care in nursing homes (NHs), yet their wages often lag behind those in other health care settings. This study aimed to examine whether higher wages for nursing staff—registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants...