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Nursing Homes

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Consistent Assignment of Nurse Aides: Association with Turnover and Absenteeism

Consistent assignment refers to the same caregivers consistently caring for the same residents almost every time caregivers are on duty. This article examines the association of consistent assignment of nurse aides with turnover and absenteeism.

Jan 1, 2013
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Giving Voice to the Vulnerable: The Development of a CAHPS Nursing Home Survey Measuring Family Members' Experiences

This survey measures family members' experiences of nursing home care, and the results contribute to the understanding of quality of care in nursing homes.

Oct 29, 2012
Blog

Giving "Voice" to Nursing Home Residents: A Revolution in Quality Assessment

It seems obvious to ask nursing home residents about their own health. But until a quiet revolution that took place in 2010, it didn't work that way.

Oct 9, 2012
Journal Article

Refining Assessments of Elderly Patients

Significant changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS), a standardized assessment of nursing home residents, aim to improve the tool's clinical utility.

Sep 1, 2012
Journal Article

Outcomes of Social Care for Adults: Developing a Preference-Weighted Measure

The aim of this study was to develop a measure of social care outcome, an equivalent to the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) in health, which could be used in a range of circumstances.

Mar 1, 2012
Journal Article

The Health Consequences of Relocation for Nursing Home Residents Following Hurricane Katrina

The authors examine whether the relocation of nursing home residents following Hurricane Katrina is associated with subsequent lower physical or mental health.

Nov 1, 2011
Journal Article

Quality of Care Provided in a Special Needs Plan Using a Nurse Care Manager Model

Vulnerable older adults enrolled in plans that use nurse care managers receive, on average, 69% of recommended care for geriatric conditions, compared with 53% for elders in plans without nurse care managers.

Oct 1, 2011
Journal Article

A Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve Urinary and Fecal Incontinence and Constipation

This study evaluates the effects of a multicomponent intervention to reduce fecal incontinence and urinary incontinence.

Aug 1, 2010
Journal Article

An Examination of Special Focus Facility Nursing Homes

This descriptive study of nursing home characteristics found that facilities targeted by a CMS improvement initiative typically have fewer nurses and nurse aides and higher rates of quality of care citations.

Jun 3, 2010
Journal Article

Medical Home Capabilities of Primary Care Practices That Serve Sociodemographically Vulnerable Neighborhoods

Primary care practices in sociodemographically vulnerable neighborhoods were more likely than other practices to have medical home capabilities (e.g., interpreters, multilingual physicians), making them potentially eligible for enhanced payments

Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article

A National View of Workplace Injuries in Nursing Homes

Data from a large sample of nursing homes were used to examine the cross-sectional association between workplace injuries and organizational factors, caregiver staffing levels, and quality.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Effects of Payment Changes on Trends in Post-Acute Care

Test how the implementation of new Medicare post-acute payment systems affected the use of inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and home health agencies.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Measuring the Quality of Care Provided to Dually Enrolled Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries Living in Nursing Homes

To adapt the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders project nursing home (NH) specific quality indicators (QIs), for use with routinely collected data, and to evaluate which clinical conditions and types of care were inadequately measured using these data sources.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Why Not Just Ask the Resident? Refinement of a Preference Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes

Evaluates a draft preference assessment tool designed to replace the current Customary Routine section of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for nursing homes.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Annual Expenditures for Nursing Home Care: Private and Public Payer Price Growth, 1977 to 2004

Evaluates changes in private and public prices for annual nursing home care from 1977 to 2004, and compares nursing home price growth to overall price growth and growth in the price of medical care.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Factors Associated with Increasing Nursing Home Closures

The authors determine the rate of nursing home closures for 7 years (1999-2005) and examine internal, organizational, and external factors associated with these closures.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

The Health Consequences of Using Physical Restraints in Nursing Homes

Using a national longitudinal sample of nursing homes residents we examine whether physical restraint use contributes to subsequent physical or psychological health decline.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Use of Postacute Care By Nursing Home Residents Hospitalized for Stroke or Hip Fracture: How Prevalent and to What End?

This study found that a high percentage of nursing home residents hospitalized for hip fracture and stroke (80% and 64% respectively) used Medicare-paid skilled nursing facilities, yet had outcomes similar to those who did not use such care.

Aug 1, 2008
Journal Article

Prevention of Unintentional Weight Loss in Nursing Home Residents: A Controlled Trial of Feeding Assistance

Twice-daily feeding assistance promotes food and fluid intake and weight gain in nursing home residents at risk for weight loss. Delivery of snacks between meals requires less staff time than at mealtime and thus may be more practical to implement.

Aug 1, 2008
Journal Article

Nursing Home Assessment of Cognitive Impairment: Development and Testing of a Brief Instrument of Mental Status

Tests the accuracy of a brief cognitive assessment of nursing home (NH) residents and to determine whether facility nurses can reliably perform this assessment.

Jan 1, 2008

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RAND Topic:
Nursing Homes

Topic Synonyms:
Convalescent Home

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