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Caring for the Ages

February 1, 2026

Uncertified but Responsible: CNA Orientation Gaps Put Residents at Risk

While teaching a CNA class on death and dying, I asked my students how they explained a resident’s passing to others. One young nursing assistant raised her hand: “We are told to say the resident has gone to Montana.” I phoned the nursing director from the facility and asked if she was aware that the nurs...
JAMDA

November 14, 2025

Underreporting of Pain for Short-Stay Nursing Home Residents in the Minimum Data Set 3.0?: Staff-Report, Self-Report, and the Role of Cognitive Impairment and Racial/Ethnic Identity

Previous studies examining biases in pain reporting among nursing home (NH) residents have excluded short-stay residents (NH stay <100 days). This study of short-stay NH residents in the United States estimates pain prevalence under self-reported and staff-reported assessment in the Minimum Data Set (MD...