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Journal Article
Satisfaction With Massachusetts Nursing Home Care Was Generally High During 2005–09, With Some Variability Across Facilities
Satisfaction with care in Massachusetts nursing homes is high, but family members are less satisfied with the physical and social activities available to residents.
Dec 17, 2020
Journal Article
State "Technical Assistance Programs" for Nursing Home Quality Improvement: Variations and Potential Implications
We conducted a national survey on state technical assistance programs for nursing homes to collect data on program design, operations, financing, and perceived effectiveness.
Dec 4, 2020
Journal Article
COVID-19 Preparedness in Nursing Homes in the Midst of the Pandemic
We describe the COVID-19 preparedness of nursing homes across the nation.
May 21, 2020
Commentary
Should You Consider Taking a Loved One Out of a Long-Term Care Facility?
As modern living is changing during this pandemic, so is assisted living. Already, many of us are facing difficult decisions about whether someone we know should stay in an assisted living facility or be taken out due to the coronavirus crisis. If you're in the position to bring someone to hunker down with you, is it even a good idea?
Mar 30, 2020
Journal Article
The Expansion of National Healthcare Safety Network Enrollment and Reporting in Nursing Homes: Lessons Learned from a National Qualitative Study
We explored nursing home (NH) personnel perceptions of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), interviewing NH personnel about their facility's decision-making and infection prevention program. We identified barriers and facilitators to NHSN enrollment and reporting in NHs.
Mar 19, 2020
Journal Article
Palliative Care and Infection Management at End of Life in Nursing Homes: A Descriptive Survey
The aim of this study was to describe the current status of how nursing homes integrates palliative care and infection management at end of life across the nation.
Mar 19, 2020
Journal Article
Support of Nursing Homes in Infection Management Varies by US State Departments of Health
In many countries, healthcare associated infections (HAI) are problematic in long-term aged care living facilities. In the US, HAI occur frequently in nursing homes (NH). We systematically examined the variations in state intentions and activities related to HAI prevention in NHs.
Mar 19, 2020
Journal Article
Quality Innovation Networks Share Varied Resources for Nursing Homes on Mostly User-Friendly Websites
Centralized resources with tailored or specialized links to unique local resources such as in-person trainings and state-specific contact information could be more beneficial for NH.
Feb 19, 2020
Journal Article
Nursing Home Infection Control Program Characteristics, CMS Citations, and Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Policies: A National Study
National baseline data on nursing home infection control programs will aid evaluations of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule requiring facilities to include an antibiotic stewardship and employ an infection preventionist.
Jul 6, 2018
Journal Article
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents
Despite a 2005 CMS mandate that all nursing home residents be offered the influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, racial/ethnic disparities persist.
Sep 15, 2017
Journal Article
Average American's Risk of Needing Nursing Home Care Is Higher Than Previously Estimated
The average American's likelihood of using a nursing home is much greater than previous research has suggested. Among people age 57 to 61, 56 percent will stay in a nursing home at least one night in their lifetime.
Aug 29, 2017
News Release
Average American's Risk of Needing Nursing Home Care Is Higher Than Previously Estimated
The average American's lifetime risk of using a nursing home is substantially greater than previous research has suggested. Among persons age 57 to 61, 56 percent will stay in a nursing home at least one night during their lifetime.
Aug 28, 2017
Journal Article
Infection Trends in US Nursing Homes, 2006–2013
The Minimum Data Set can help to identify trends in nursing home infections but nursing homes vary in how they define and track infections.
Jul 13, 2017
Journal Article
Isolation Precautions Use for Multidrug-Resistant Organism Infection in Nursing Homes
To examine factors associated with isolation precaution use in nursing home (NH) residents with multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection.
Mar 28, 2017
Journal Article
Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions: Screening Tools to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment Medication Criteria Modified for U.S. Nursing Home Setting
Experts have identified new criteria for assessing the quality of prescribing in nursing homes.
Mar 15, 2017
Journal Article
Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Nursing Homes: Results from a National Survey
About 1.6 to 3.8 million nursing home (NH) infections are reported each year and this is expected to rise as the NH population increases.
Mar 18, 2016
Journal Article
Nursing Homes in States with Infection Control Training or Infection Reporting Have Reduced Infection Control Deficiency Citations
The objective of this study is to determine associations between specific state DOH activities and NH IC citation rates.
Mar 16, 2016
Journal Article
Resident and Facility Factors Associated with the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections Identified in the Nursing Home Minimum Data Set
This research examined resident and facility-specific factors associated with a diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the nursing home setting.
Mar 16, 2016
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of Nutrition Intervention in Long-Term Care
This study aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of two nutrition interventions on food, beverage, and supplement intake and body weight.
Nov 11, 2015
Journal Article
The Invisible Homebound: Setting Quality-of-Care Standards for Home-Based Primary and Palliative Care
This article describes the current status of home-based medical care in the United States and offers a brief narrative of a fictional homebound patient and the health events and fragmented care she faces.
Jan 8, 2015

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Nursing Homes

Topic Synonyms:
Convalescent Home

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Thomas W. Concannon

Senior Policy Researcher

Thomas Concannon is a senior policy researcher at RAND, a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine (2006–present), and Codirector of Stakeholder and Community Engagement at Tufts Clinical and…
Agne Ulyte

Senior Analyst

Agnė Ulytė is a senior analyst at the RAND Corporation. Working primarily with RAND Europe, her main focus is health services and health care policy research. Key areas of interest are health, nursing, and social care in long-term care settings; innovative health care delivery modalities such as…

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