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Home settings are associated with less functional decline among older adults compared to community-care foster homes and skilled nursing facilities in Hawaii. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zan H, Wu Y, Luo Y, Barile JP, Holmes JR, Agner J.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Predicting COVID-19 at skilled nursing facilities in California: do the stars align? [PDF]

BMJ Open Quality, 2021
Eduard Poltavskiy, Amir Alishahi Tabriz, Patrick S Romano, Heejung Bang, Abhijit V Kshirsagar   +4 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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive utility of the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care ‘6-Clicks’ short forms on discharge disposition and effect on readmissions: a retrospective observational cohort study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To evaluate the predictive utility of the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care ‘6-Clicks’ daily activity and basic mobility functional assessment short forms on inpatient discharge to home compared with skilled nursing facilities, including by
Theo Woehrle, Colleen Renier, Melissa Harry, Margaret Furcht, Michelle Enockson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovative clinical trial design and delivery: a phase 3 COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis study in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities (BLAZE-2)

Trials, 2021
The efficient community spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in the current pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), which in severe and critical cases results in progressive pulmonary infection ...
Jack Knorr, Jay L. Tuttle, Janelle A. Sabo, Dawn H. East, Karen L. Price, Lei Shen   +5 more
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Lessons Learned When Discharging Older Adults to Skilled Nursing Facilities

Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022
**Background:** When patients transition from an inpatient hospital stay to a skilled nursing facility (SNF), the information that is sent with them is essential to proper care in the facility.
Katherine Barry, Rohit Tyagi, Jill O'Brien, Lynn McNicoll   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Admission Decisions in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Retrospective Quantitative Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023
BackgroundOccupancy rates within skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the United States have reached a record low. Understanding drivers of occupancy, including admission decisions, is critical for assessing the recovery of the ...
Caroline Strickland, Nancy Chi, Laura Ditz, Luisa Gomez, Brittin Wagner, Stanley Wang, Daniel J Lizotte   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source