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The Need for Higher Minimum Staffing Standards in U.S. Nursing Homes. [PDF]
Health Services Insights, 2016 Many U.S. nursing homes have serious quality problems, in part, because of inadequate levels of nurse staffing. This commentary focuses on two issues. First, there is a need for higher minimum nurse staffing standards for U.S.
Harrington, Charlene +3 more
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Stroke and Nursing Home care: a national survey of nursing homes [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2010 Background Although stroke is recognised as a major factor in admission to nursing home care, data is lacking on the extent and nature of the disabilities and dependency in nursing homes arising from stroke.
McGee Hannah +5 more
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Specialised palliative care in nursing homes - Retrospective analysis on the basis of claims data. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundThe aim of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of patients with a life limiting illness. In Germany, nursing homes are increasingly the last residence and a common place of death for older people.
Laura Rehner +3 more
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Nothing to complain about? : residents’ and relatives’ viewson a "good life" and ethical challenges in nursing homes [PDF]
Nursing Ethics, 2014 Background: Nursing home residents are a vulnerable population. Most of them suffer from multimorbidity, while many have cognitive impairment or dementia and need care around the clock.
Bollig, Georg +2 more
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High Nursing Staff Turnover In Nursing Homes Offers Important Quality Information.
Health Affairs, 2021 Nursing staff turnover has long been considered an important indicator of nursing home quality. However, turnover has never been reported on the Nursing Home Compare website, likely because of the lack of adequate data.
Ashvin D Gandhi, Huizi Yu, D. Grabowski
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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 During the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nursing homes were identified as congregate settings at high risk for outbreaks of COVID-19 (1,2). Their residents also are at higher risk than the general population for morbidity
S. Bagchi +15 more
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Nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of challenges and responses
European Geriatric Medicine, 2021 To describe factors that contributed to the spread and mortality of COVID-19 in nursing homes and provide an overview of responses that were implemented. COVID-19 exerted severe challenges on the nursing home population and its staff.
Shamik Giri +2 more
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British medical journal, 2021 Objective To determine associations of BNT162b2 vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospital admission and death with covid-19 among nursing home residents, nursing home staff, and healthcare workers. Design Prospective cohort study.
C. Cabezas +14 more
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