Tag: Nursing Homes / Elder Care
Hand Hygiene Program Tied to Lower Nursing Home Mortality
Multifaceted program associated with lower mortality, antibiotic prescriptions over one year
Quality of Perceived Hospice Care Varies by Setting
Family members perceive hospice care received at nursing homes to be of lower quality
Confusion Common in Seniors Prescribed Antibiotics for UTI
Confusion independently associated with receipt of antibiotics for UTI in nursing home residents
Doctors Increasingly Becoming ‘Nursing Home Specialists’
Number of generalist physicians billing for nursing home care up 15.6 percent from 2012 to 2015
Secondary Prevention Meds Often Not Started Post-AMI in Seniors
More than a third of older nursing home residents did not start medication after myocardial infarction
3MR Intervention Effective for Discontinuing Inappropriate Meds
Multidisciplinary Multistep Medication Review is effective for use in frail nursing home residents
Staff Training Intervention Doesn’t Impact Fall Prevention
Complexity science-based staff training has no impact on falls program in nursing homes
Nursing Home Use Up With Cognitive Impairment Category
One-year mortality especially high for those with prevalent dementia and any nursing home use
Perception of Nursing Home Safety Varies by Employee Type
Administrators consistently perceive better safety culture than clinical staff
Risk of Needing Nursing Home Care Is Rising
More short-term stays the biggest factor fueling the increase, researchers say
