Nursing home characteristics and potentially preventable hospitalizations of long-stay residents
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An attempt is made to examine the association between having a nurse practitioner or physician assistant (NP/PA) on staff, other nursing home (NH) characteristics, and the rate of potentially preventable hospitalizations of long-stay residents. It is observed that employment of NP/PAs in NHs, the provision of intravenous therapy, and the operation of certified nurse assistant training programs would reduce ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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Ameliorating pain in nursing homes: A collaborative quality-improvement project
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A project to evaluate a multifaceted intervention to improve pain management processes of care and outcomes in nursing homes is presented. It was observed that a multifaceted intervention improved pain-management process and outcome measures in nursing homes.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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Admission and continued-stay criteria for assisted living facilities
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A set of admission and continued stay criteria that serve as a guideline for state regulation in addressing the balance between safety and autonomy in assisted living facilities is recommended for individual residing in assisted living.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2003
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