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Efficiency Evaluation of Skilled Nursing Facilities

Journal of Medical Systems, 1998
This study employs Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to determine technical efficiency using skilled nursing facilities in the United States, using a 10% national sample of 324 skilled nursing facilities stratified by ownership and size cluster groupings.
Y A, Ozcan, S E, Wogen, L W, Mau
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MEDICARE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY REIMBURSEMENT AND UPCODING

Health Economics, 2012
ABSTRACTPost‐acute care provided by skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is reimbursed by Medicare under a prospective payment system using resource utilization groups (RUGs) that adjust payment intensity on the basis of predefined ranges of weekly therapy minutes provided and the functionality of the patient.
Bowblis, John R., Brunt, Christopher
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Career Counseling for Nurses in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 1990
Recruitment and retention of qualified nursing personnel is essential to the provision of quality care in long-term care facilities. This article describes a career counseling program, part of a larger career mobility project, designed for all levels of nursing personnel in five proprietary skilled nursing facilities in Southern California.
Jan L. Lee, Marisue Cody, Mary J. Cruise, Donna J. Munroe, Toni J. Sullivan   +4 more
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Dysphagia and Dietary Levels in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1995
OBJECTIVE: To determine the appropriateness of dietary levels of residents with suspected feeding and/or swallowing disorders. DESIGN: Chart review, evaluation, intervention, observation.
M E, Groher, T N, McKaig
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Assessment of Safety Attitudes in a Skilled Nursing Facility

Geriatric Nursing, 2007
Safety has not been well studied in the long-term care setting. This pilot study assesses staff attitudes regarding safety culture at one 250-bed skilled nursing facility. A valid and reliable Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was administered once to a sample of 51 employees.
Angela M, Wisniewski, William S, Erdley, Ranjit, Singh, Timothy J, Servoss, Bruce J, Naughton, Gurdev, Singh   +5 more
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Use of thickened liquids in skilled nursing facilities

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2004
Long-term care residents are routinely provided with thickened liquids for the management of dysphagia. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of thickened liquid use in skilled nursing facilities.Facility-wide data were provided by staff at 252 randomly selected skilled nursing facilities owned by 11 multifacility providers.
Victoria H, Castellanos, Ellen, Butler, Lynda, Gluch, Brigitte, Burke   +3 more
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California skilled nursing facilities.

Journal of gerontological nursing, 1998
It is estimated that of the 2.2 million people who turned 65 years of age in 1990, approximately 1 million will be cared for in a SNF at least once before they die (Satterfield, 1993). Under pressure from federal and state governments to reduce costs associated with acute care hospitalization, SNFs are admitting patients who require more complex ...
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Polypharmacy in Skilled-Nursing Facilities

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1993
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Hospice and skilled nursing facilities

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 1996
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ECHO™-Skilled Nursing Facilities: Telementoring for Nurses in Skilled Nursing Facility Leadership Positions

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2020
Lauren J. Gleason, Lauren J. Gleason, Michelle Martinchek, Stacie Levine, Monica Long   +4 more
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