Tag: Nursing Homes / Elder Care
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
Apathy Tied to Mortality in Nursing Home Patients
Mortality risk also increased for males, older patients
Inappropriate Med Use High in Cognitively Impaired Seniors
Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use higher for frail seniors with cognitive impairment
Causes of Serious Adverse Events in Nursing Homes Identified
Most serious adverse events caused by medication errors, falls, delayed or inappropriate intervention
