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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
Journal Article
What the Resident Meant to Say: Use of Cognitive Interviewing Techniques to Develop Questionnaires for Nursing Home Residents
This study demonstrates how cognitive interviews can be used to improve questionnaires intended for nursing home residents.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
The Relationship of Reported Pain Severity to Perceived Effect on Function of Nursing Home Residents
Finds that questions addressing the effect of pain on day-to-day functions are an important addition to standardized pain assessments in nursing homes, particularly for persons who report intermediate levels of pain severity.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Further Examination of the Influence of Caregiver Staffing Levels on Nursing Home Quality
Weak empirical evidence exists showing that nursing home staffing levels influence quality of care.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
The Influence of Agency Staffing on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Data from a large sample of nursing homes were used to examine the cross-sectional association between use of agency staff, regular staff, and quality.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Nurse Aide Agency Staffing and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Nurse aide agency staff of less than 14 full-time equivalents per 100 beds has little influence on quality in nursing homes, whereas nurse aide agency staff of more than 25 full-time equivalents per 100 beds has a substantial influence on quality.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Use of Advance Directives for Nursing Home Residents in the Emergency Department
Finds variability in advance directive documentation for nursing home patients on transfer to the emergency department, and finds that emergency clinicians experience substantial difficulty in reliably obtaining information about advance directives.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
The Influence of Staffing Characteristics on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
The influence staffing levels, turnover, worker stability, and agency staff had on quality of care in nursing homes was examined.
Oct 1, 2007
Commentary
Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes
Published commentary by RAND staff: Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes, in Washingtonpost.com.
Mar 30, 2007
Journal Article
Nursing Home Administrators' Opinions of the Resident Safety Culture in Nursing Homes
Nursing homes in the near future would benefit by addressing the resident safety culture.
Jan 15, 2007
Journal Article
Collaborative Clinical Quality Improvement for Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes
The National Nursing Home Improvement Collaborative aimed to reduce pressure ulcer (PU) incidence and prevalence.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Job Satisfaction of Nurse Aides in Nursing Homes: Intent to Leave and Turnover
Training, rewards, and workload are particularly important aspects of nurse aides' jobs.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Have Nursing Home Compare Quality Measure Scores Changed Over Time in Response to Competition?
Examines changes in 15 quality measures for nursing homes, and assesses whether competition and/or excess demand have influenced these scores over a period of 1 year.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Nursing Home Deficiency Citations for Medication Use
Examines deficiency citations for medication use in nursing homes, including those for psychoactive drug use.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Nursing Home Staff Turnover: Impact on Nursing Home Compare Quality Measures
Examine the association between staff turnover and quality of care in nursing homes.
Jan 1, 2007
News Release
Vaccination of Nursing Home Staff, Residents, Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks
November 15, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds Vaccination of Nursing Home Staff, Residents, Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks.
Nov 15, 2006
Research Brief
Vaccinating Residents and Staff Can Reduce Influenza Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
This fact sheet describes the benefits of influenza vaccination for nursing home residents and staff.
Nov 9, 2006
Journal Article
Vaccinations in Nursing Homes Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks
Potentially deadly influenza outbreaks in nursing homes are less likely to occur when large numbers of staff and residents get flu shots. Nursing homes were 60 percent less likely to have an outbreak if more than 55 percent of the staff and more than 89 percent of the residents were vaccinated for influenza.
Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article
Job Satisfaction of Nursing Home Administrators and Turnover
Indigenous children in school shelters in Mexico suffer from anemia in spite of food that is subsidized, prepared, and served to them.
Jan 1, 2006

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RAND Topic:
Nursing Homes

Topic Synonyms:
Convalescent Home

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