Nursing Homes

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Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Labor and Population

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Challenges in Measuring Nursing Home and Home Health Quality: Lessons from the First National Healthcare Quality Report — Jan 1, 2005

Further developmental work is needed to address many of these issues to improve the usefulness of these quality measures in future NHQR reports.

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How Much Is Postacute Care Use Affected By Its Availability? — Jan 1, 2005

The authors find that the availability of PAC is a major determinant of whether patients use such care and which type of PAC facility they use.

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Staff Turnover and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes — Jan 1, 2005

Examines the association between quality of care in nursing homes and turnover of nurse aides, licensed practical nurses, and registered nurses.

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State Variability in Indicators of Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities — Jan 1, 2005

Compares state-level physical restraint use, urethral catheterization, contractures, pressure ulcers, and psychoactive medication use as indicators of quality of care in nursing facilities.

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Nursing Homes with Persistent High and Low Quality — Jan 1, 2004

This article examines the concentration of low- and high-quality care within particular nursing facilities over time.

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Use of Resident Satisfaction Surveys in New Jersey Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities — Jan 1, 2004

The authors found 86% of nursing homes and 88% of assisted living facilities to be using resident satisfaction surveys.

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Function and Response of Nursing Facilities During Community Disaster. — Jan 1, 2004

The authors sought to describe the role and function of nursing facilities after disaster.

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Feasibility of Quality Indicators for the Management of Geriatric Syndromes in Nursing Home Residents — Jan 1, 2004

Steps of care critical to the assessment and management of geriatric syndromes in NHs were identified.

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Medical Conditions in Nursing Home Residents — Jan 1, 2004

Nursing home quality measures for medical conditions must account for exclusions related to poor prognosis and advanced dementia.

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Forecasting the Nursing Home Population — Jan 1, 2003

In recent years, the rate of institutionalization among the elderly has been falling.

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Adherence to Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guidelines: Implications for Nursing Home Quality — Jan 1, 2003

The low level of adherence and high level of variation to many best-care practices for PU prevention indicate a continued need for quality improvement

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Quality Improvement Implementation in Nursing Home — Jan 1, 2003

Quality improvement implementation is most likely to be successful in those VA nursing homes with an underlying culture that promotes innovation.

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Does an Exercise and Incontinence Intervention Save Healthcare Costs in a Nursing Home Population? — Jan 1, 2003

Cost of implementing these interventions for frail nursing home residents unlikely to be offset by savings in medical care costs in this population.

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Is Nursing Home Demand Affected By the Decline in Age Difference Between Spouses? — Jan 1, 2003

The authors investigate whether declines in the age difference between spouses has influenced widowhood and nursing home demand.

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Searching for and Selecting a Nursing Facility — Jan 1, 2003

306 resident interviews matched with 306 family member interviews examining factors associated with the search for and selection of a nursing facility

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Strategic Groups and Outcomes in Nursing Facilities — Jan 1, 2003

Author hypothesizes that prospector nursing facilities will have the highest quality outcomes, followed by defender, analyzer, and reactor facilities.

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Providing Outcomes Information to Nursing Homes: Can It Improve Quality Care? — Jan 1, 2003

This study examined whether providing outcomes information to 120 nursing homes facilitated improvements in quality over a 12-month period.

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The Effect of Administrative Resources on Care in Nursing Homes — Jan 1, 2003

This article evaluates whether the hours spent on the job by nursing home administration have an effect on the quality of care.

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Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: An Analysis of Relationships Among Profit, Quality, and Ownership — Jan 1, 2003

Recent work has highlighted a negative correlation between proprietary status and nursing home quality of care.

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Consumer Satisfaction in Long-Term Care: State Initiatives in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities — Jan 1, 2003

The authors report the results of a survey of state initiatives that measure resident satisfaction in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

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