Ashley, a registered nurse, was caring for J.T., a long-term care resident in the nursing facility where she worked, when he was diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020. J.T. had made it clear that he did not want to be hospitalized if he became ill from...
Despite repeated calls for improving the quality of care in nursing homes (NHs) over the past several decades, progress remains slow and at times erratic. Although funding and staff recruitment, training, and retention at times appear to be...
COVID-19 is associated with inflammation and increased risk of thrombotic events. Many long-term nursing home (NH) residents are on antithrombotics (ATs) for reasons unrelated to COVID-19 such as anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation or...
Palliative care in nursing homes can improve quality of life and increase patient/family satisfaction while decreasing symptoms and healthcare costs. Despite these positive outcomes, nursing home residents are not receiving palliative care services...
To examine the association between the concentration of residents dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid in assisted living (AL) communities and residents’ risk of hospitalization and long-term nursing home (NH) admission.
Influenza is a significant respiratory pathogen for residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Rapid influenza detection tests (RIDT) may enable early outbreak detection allowing a timely response. We assessed whether RIDT for LTCF residents...
