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Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Candida auris is a fungal organism resistant to several classes of antifungals. Since its identification in 2009, it has gained worldwide attention in healthcare for its virulence and resistance to commonly used antifungal therapeutics.
Philip S. Yune, Jared Coe, Mana Rao, Michael Y. Lin   +3 more
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Medicare skilled nursing facilities’ occupancy and payer source: The moderating role of financial performance [PDF]

SAGE Open Medicine
Objectives: While extensive research has focused on patient outcomes in skilled nursing facilities, a critical gap remains in understanding factors influencing their managerial performance, particularly occupancy rates.
Hyunmin Kim, Asos Mahmood, Cyril F. Chang, Aram Dobalian   +3 more
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Healthcare utilization and outcomes of patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities on parenteral antimicrobial therapy [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Hospitalized patients are commonly discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). In this study, 101 patients discharged to a SNF on OPAT required considerable post-hospital care coordination and ...
Madeline Langenstroer, Christopher Crnich, Sally A. Jolles, Jon P. Furuno, Brie N. Noble, Rosemary C. Bailey   +5 more
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Tracheostomy prevalence at Skilled Nursing Facilities

Pulmonology, 2020
The incidence of chronically ill subjects with prolonged mechanical ventilation has significantly increased over the last decade. Many patients get discharge to Skilled Nursing Facilities with an artificial airway, which do not have the means to properly
F. Pereira, A.Maia Silva, I.Machado Vaz, S. Viamonte, J.C. Winck   +4 more
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How can robots facilitate physical, cognitive, and social engagement in skilled nursing facilities? [PDF]

Frontiers in Aging
As people live longer, the population of older adults in need of support continues to expand relative to the available workforce of caregivers, necessitating new solutions to supplement caregiver availability for the physical, cognitive, and social needs
Rhian C. Preston, Madison R. Shippy, Carolyn M. Aldwin, Naomi T. Fitter   +3 more
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The Association of North Dakota Skilled Nursing Facility Characteristics with COVID-19 Outbreak Severity

Journal of Long-Term Care, 2023
Context: COVID-19 exerted severe challenges on skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents and staff. A combination of internal and external factors predisposed SNFs to an increased propensity of COVID-19 spread.
Adam Hohman, Mark A. Strand, Savita Sidhu, Rick Jansen, Stephen McDonough   +4 more
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Prevalence Rates and Characteristics of Malnutrition, Frailty, and Other Nutrition and Muscle Mass-Related Conditions Document Potential Quality of Care Gap for Medicare Patients in US Skilled Nursing Facilities

Geriatrics, 2022
Changes to the payment structure of the United States (U.S.) healthcare system are leading to an increased acuity level of patients receiving short-term skilled nursing facility care.
Mary Beth Arensberg, Cory Brunton, Susan Drawert, Brenda Richardson   +3 more
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Post-acute care use patterns among Hospital Service Areas by older adults in the United States: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Despite the success of stroke rehabilitation services, differences in service utilization exist. Some patients with stroke may travel across regions to receive necessary care prescribed by their physician.
Julianna M. Dean, Kimberly Hreha, Ickpyo Hong, Chih-Ying Li, Daniel Jupiter, John Prochaska, Timothy Reistetter   +6 more
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Impact of Telehealth on Hospitalization of Skilled Nursing Facility Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Telehealth and Medicine Today, 2023
Importance:  This very large claims data analysis documents lower rates of hospitalization among patients receiving telehealth during a skilled nursing facility stay compared to patients who did not receive telehealth.
Francis X. Campion, MD, FACP, Aanchal Mathur, MS, Beata Konczewski, MS   +2 more
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They Deserve Better: Preventing Suicide in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Patient Safety, 2021
Suicide in skilled nursing facilities—centers that provide around-the-clock treatment and rehabilitation—is a serious issue. Chronic physical ailments often take precedent over mental health issues, which can make it easy to overlook them. Tony Salvatore,
Caitlyn Allen
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