JAMDA
May 24, 2019
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JAMDA
May 23, 2022
Incidence and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 in Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility Care
To examine the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 during a post-acute skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay and the associated risk of death.
JAMDA
June 20, 2022
Factors Affecting SARS-CoV-2 Test Discordance in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antigen tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are sometimes discordant. We evaluated the discordance between antigen and PCR tests sampled in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to assess the relationship of symptom pr...
JAMDA
June 16, 2021
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Heart Failure Disease Management in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Patients discharged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are not typically part of a heart failure disease management program (HF-DMP). The objective of this study is to determine if an HF-DMP in SNF improves outcomes for patients with HF.
JAMDA
August 31, 2021
Disease Management in Skilled Nursing Facilities Improves Outcomes for Patients With a Primary Diagnosis of Heart Failure
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are common destinations after hospitalization for patients with heart failure (HF). Our objective was to determine if patients in SNFs with a primary hospital discharge diagnosis of HF benefit from an HF disease management program (HF-DMP).
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Outcomes for Long-Stay Nursing Facility Residents Following On-Site Acute Care under a CMS Initiative
The goal of this study was to describe outcomes of long-term nursing facility (NF) residents treated for one of 6 conditions on-site in the NF and to compare outcomes to those treated for the same conditions in the hospital.
JAMDA
August 1, 2019
Physical Therapists' Ethical Dilemmas in Treatment, Coding, and Billing for Rehabilitation Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study
Reimbursement in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is driven by the number of minutes a patient receives rehabilitation. Physical therapists' (PTs) clinical decisions in evaluation and appropriate treatment of patients drive the dosing of rehabilitation services. Many times these 2 dynamics clash. The...
JAMDA
June 24, 2016
Hospital Transfers of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patients Within 48 Hours and 30 Days After SNF Admission
Close to 1 in 5 patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are readmitted to the acute hospital within 30 days, and a substantial percentage are readmitted within 2 days of the SNF admission. These rapid returns to the hospital may provide insights for improving care transitions between the acut...
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Do Internal Medicine Residents Know Enough About Skilled Nursing Facilities To Orchestrate a Good Care Transition?
Although many older adults require skilled nursing facility (SNF) care after acute hospitalization, it is unclear whether internal medicine residents have sufficient knowledge of the care that can be provided at this site.
JAMDA
December 15, 2023
Dysphagia and Diets in Skilled Nursing Facilities When Patient's Health Status Changes: The Role of Imaging
Research suggests that clinical decision making for assessing and treating patients with swallowing dysfunction varies significantly, and decisions may harm patients. The study aimed to investigate clinical practice of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assessing and treating swallowing in skilled nursing...
