Tag: Nursing Homes / Elder Care
New Staffing Data Source Can Improve Nursing Home Monitoring
Data source may help link nursing home staffing, resident outcomes
Nursing Home Costs Outpace Inflation, Other Medical Care
Out-of-pocket costs vary even after adjusting for facility characteristics, geographical differences
Suicide Risk Seen Among Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care
Mental health and well-being of older adults should be addressed in these settings, authors say
Public Disclosure Law Improves Nurse Staffing Ratios
After enactment of N.J. law mandating reporting of staffing info, patients per RN fell for 10 specialties
Functional Impairment in Middle Age Linked to Adverse Outcomes
Impairment in activities of daily living linked to increased risk for hospitalization, nursing home admission
Common Signs, Symptoms Do Not ID Dehydration in Seniors
None of the 49 commonly-used clinical signs, symptoms usefully discriminated those with dehydration
Assessment Tools Aid Risk Planning at Nursing Homes
Residents with heart failure have higher rates of hospitalization, death, health instability
Neglect Higher in For-Profit Nursing Homes
Findings among patients admitted to area hospitals for issues related to elder neglect or mistreatment
Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes Poor for Nursing Home Residents
High rates of one-year mortality and functional decline seen with different types of surgery
Most Antipsychotics Prescribed in Nursing Homes Initiated There
64 percent initiated in nursing homes, 18.6 percent in hospitals, and 17.5 percent in outpatient settings
