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June 25, 2021
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JAMDA
November 25, 2019
Improving Evidence-Based Oral Health of Nursing Home Residents Through Coaching by Dental Hygienists
Good oral hygiene has an impact on the overall health of residents in long-term care; however, significant improvement is needed in nursing homes. A “boots on the ground” project was developed that incorporates Mouth Care without a Battle, an evidence-based approach to person-centered daily mouth care, int...
JAMDA
April 14, 2022
Purchasing High-Quality Community Nursing Home Care: A Will to Work With VHA Diminished by Contracting Burdens
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) purchases community nursing home care; however, the administrative burden may lead nursing homes to avoid contracting with the VHA. This study aimed to describe how the VHA's purchasing policies impede or facilitate contracting with nursing homes.
JAMDA
June 3, 2025
CMS Quality Star Ratings for Nursing Homes Change Frequently: A Descriptive Analysis of Trends From 2009 to 2020
Nursing Home Compare star ratings are closely watched by hospital delivery systems, policymakers, and consumers as measures of care quality. However, very little is known about the degree to which nursing homes can or do move between star ratings, what we refer to as performance mobility. This study addres...
JAMDA
May 24, 2025
Assessing Facility, Resident, and Financial Characteristics Associated with HUD 232–Sponsored Loan Participation in Nursing Homes
Many nursing homes require significant modernization to enhance resident quality of life, yet access to capital remains a critical barrier, especially for those dependent on Medicaid funding. The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 232–sponsored loan program helps insure low-interest financing to nursing h...
JAMDA
November 6, 2024
Transfers among Vulnerable Long-Term Nursing Home Residents
To determine whether the risk of nursing home-to-nursing home transfer is higher among long-term nursing home residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), or serious mental illness (SMI), and/or Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), relative to residents without these ...
JAMDA
July 9, 2014
Hospice Family Members' Perceptions of and Experiences With End-of-Life Care in the Nursing Home
Even though more than 25% of Americans die in nursing homes, end-of-life care has consistently been found to be less than adequate in this setting. Even for those residents on hospice, end-of-life care has been found to be problematic. This study had 2 research questions; (1) How do family members of hospi...
JAMDA
April 27, 2021
Nursing Home Profit Margins and Citations for Infection Prevention and Control
Recent rampant spread of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes has highlighted the concerns around nursing homes’ ability to contain the spread of infections. The ability of nursing homes to invest in quality improvement initiatives may depend on resource availability. In this study, we sought to examine whether...
JAMDA
March 21, 2015
Dying in a Nursing Home: Treatable Symptom Burden and its Link to Modifiable Features of Work Context
High-quality care at the end of life supports freedom from pain and other potentially burdensome symptoms. Lowering symptom burden at the end of life is an urgent and achievable goal in delivering services in nursing home settings. Few published reports describe symptom burden among older adults in nursing...
JAMDA
May 21, 2021
POLST Is More Than a Code Status Order Form: Suggestions for Appropriate POLST Use in Long-Term Care
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form used to document preferences about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions such as hospitalization, care in the intensive care unit, and/or ventilation, as well as artificial nutrition. Programs based on the P...
