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Introducing an Evidence-Based Protocol to Reduce and Prevent Fall Events among Elderly Hospice Patients [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2021 Introduction: To examine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention to reduce falls for elderly hospice patients who live at home and in skilled nursing facilities. Materials and Methods: This pre--post intervention study was conducted in a local
Lydia Chowa
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Is There Extra Cost of Institutional Care for MS Patients? [PDF]
, 2013 Throughout life, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) require increasing levels of support, rehabilitative services, and eventual skilled nursing facility (SNF) care.
Bajorska, Alina +3 more
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Nurse Practitioner COVID-19 Experience in Skilled Nursing Facilities [PDF]
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2021 Health care providers have faced unprecedented changes in practice since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020. Advanced practice nurses in skilled nursing are no exception. This article reflects on the experience of Nurse Practitioners (NP) caring for older adults with COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities in Northern California.
Spear, Rebecca A. +2 more
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Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021 Context: Sepsis hospitalisations with subsequent skilled nursing facility (SNF) admissions have had an annual cost of $41 billion in the United States.
Mary Han +4 more
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Outcomes in heart failure patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities with delirium
ESC Heart Failure, 2022 Aim Heart failure (HF) outcomes are disproportionately worse in patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) as opposed to home. We hypothesized that dementia and delirium were key factors influencing these differences.
Jacob Lafo +8 more
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The Need for Higher Minimum Staffing Standards in U.S. Nursing Homes. [PDF]
, 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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BMC Geriatrics, 2008 Background Many hospitalizations for residents of skilled nursing facilities are potentially avoidable. Factors that could prevent hospitalization for urinary tract infection (UTI) were investigated, with focus on patient mobility.
Kaufman Samuel R +5 more
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Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2004 In July 1998, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the payment method for Medicare (Part A) skilled nursing facility (SNF) care from a cost-based system to a prospective payment system (PPS). Unlike the previous cost-based payment
Walter P. Wodchis +2 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2005 Background Among patients in skilled nursing facilities for post-acute care, increased registered nurse, total licensed staff, and nurse assistant staffing is associated with a decreased rate of hospital transfer for selected diagnoses. However, the cost-
Schnelle John F +2 more
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The human resource implications of improving financial risk protection for mothers and newborns in Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 2013 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
A Chikanda +45 more
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