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JAMDA

November 13, 2023

Staff Turnover Intention at Long-Term Care Facilities: Implications of Resident Aggression, Burnout, and Fatigue

Staff shortages and the high turnover rate of nursing assistants pose great challenges to long-term care. This study examined the effects of aggression from residents of long-term care facilities, burnout, and fatigue on staff turnover intention. The findings will help managers to devise effective measures...

JAMDA

October 6, 2021

Staffing and Protective Equipment Access Mitigated COVID-19 Penetration and Spread in US Nursing Homes During the Third Surge

During the last quarter of 2020—despite improved distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and knowledge of COVID-19 management—nursing homes experienced the greatest increases in cases and deaths since the pandemic's beginning. We sought to update COVID-19 estimates of cases, hospitalizatio...

Caring for the Ages

September 28, 2018

Staffing Assistance Needs Rise With Increasing Resident Obesity

Caring for the Ages

July 31, 2023

Staffing Instability and Turnover Associated With Nursing Home Quality

Caring for the Ages

October 31, 2023

Staffing Proposal a Good Start but More is Needed, Webinar Panelists Suggest

JAMDA

May 8, 2023

Staffing Shortages, Staffing Hours, and Resident Deaths in US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Staffing shortages at nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted care providers' staffing hours and affected residents’ care and outcomes. This study examines the association of staffing shortages with staffing hours and resident deaths in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

JAMDA

November 30, 2021

Standardized, Coordinated Care in Nursing Homes Lowers Rehospitalization After Hip Fracture

To assess the effect of enhanced standardized interdisciplinary cooperation between the orthogeriatric ward, municipality, and nursing home facility (NHF) on readmission rates in patients with hip fracture.

JAMDA

June 13, 2017

Standardizing Protection of Patients' Rights From POLST to MOELI (Medical Orders for End-of-Life Intervention)

JAMDA

January 25, 2019

Standards for the Use of Telemedicine for Evaluation and Management of Resident Change of Condition in the Nursing Home

This document offers guidance to clinicians and facilities on the use of telemedicine to deliver medically necessary evaluation and management of change of condition for nursing home residents.

PALTmed In The News

July 11, 2024

Standing up for PALTC specialists

Nursing home medical directors, by federal regulation (Section 483.70 (h)), are responsible for coordinating the medical care of highly complex individuals who reside in these facilities. This critical role requires competencies in post-acute and long-term care medicine, expertise in geriatrics, and an und...