This tool guides physicians, other practitioners, and staff in assessing and managing individuals who have a recent history of falls or who are at risk of falling. This CPG will help identify ways to modify some of the risk factors for falls, as well as identify ways to adjust the patient's environmen...
A recent investigation between staffing patterns in nursing homes (NH) and quality outcomes has not occurred. Our objective was to examine whether staffing levels and utilization of agency staff are associated with injurious falls in NHs.
The older population of United States is growing, with more adults having complicated medical conditions being admitted into nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest challenge has been falls prevention, with an increasing number of patients being placed in ...
Falls are highly prevalent in individuals with cognitive decline. The complex relationship between falls and cognitive decline (including both subtype and severity of dementia) and the influence of gait disorders have not been studied. This study aimed to examine the association between the subtype (Alzhei...
To assess (1) the relationship of consumers' assessment of overall nursing home quality to their assessment of specific dimensions of quality; and (2) the implications of this relationship for composite quality measures in Nursing Home Compare.
To examine family caregivers' experiences with end-of-life care for nursing home residents with dementia and associations with the residents dying peacefully.
To investigate the relationship between unmet needs for family caregiver support, defined as lack of caregiver availability or capacity, and home health care (HH) service types delivered to patients with dementia.