Nursing home characteristics and potentially preventable hospitalizations of long-stay residents

Article Abstract:

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.

Outpatient Care Facilities, Outpatient Care Centers, Management dynamics, Services information, HEALTH SERVICES, Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Nurses, Care and treatment, Aged, Elderly, Case studies, Services, Ambulatory care facilities, Practice, Clinics

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Ameliorating pain in nursing homes: A collaborative quality-improvement project

Article Abstract:

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.

Methods, Patient outcomes, Surveys, Pain, Pain management, Nursing home care

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Admission and continued-stay criteria for assisted living facilities

Article Abstract:

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.

Nursing and personal care, not elsewhere classified, Health aspects, Analysis, Assisted living facilities

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