The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the Function and Behavior Focused Care for the Cognitively Impaired (FBFC-CI) intervention on function, physical activity, and behavioral symptoms among nursing home residents with dementia, and to explore the adoption of the intervention at the fa...
To examine racial and ethnic differences in telemedicine mental health (tele-MH) use among nursing home (NH) long-stay residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) during the pandemic.
Falls are common in nursing homes (NHs) and may result in serious injury to the resident as well as legal and regulatory liability for the NH. Some of these falls and injuries might be avoided if attending physicians were involved in risk reduction. I developed a communication tool to solicit from attendin...
Pneumonia is a frequent condition in older people. Our aim was to examine the total healthcare cost related to pneumonia in nursing home (NH) residents over a 1-year follow-up period.
Last week, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) announced increased transparency of additional nursing home ownership data, including names of affiliated owners for the first time on Nursing Home Care Compare
Last week, as their first legislative introduction for the new Congress, Reps. Mike Levin (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Nursing Home Disclosure Act (H. R. 177), bipartisan legislation to improve public disclosure of nursing home medical directors.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes focuses on but is not limited to long-term care (LTC) residents with dementia; the potential impact on residents with other diagnoses is unclear. We sought to determine whether resident subpopulat...
Inappropriate drug prescription is a common problem in people living in nursing homes and is linked to adverse health outcomes. This study assessed the effect of an educational intervention directed to nursing home physicians in reducing inappropriate prescription and improving health outcomes and resource...