To assess adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) use among home care workers during usual care at the agency level during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and determine whether agency-level action toward infection prevention and control (IPC...
To examine the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and opioid use among nursing home residents followed up to March 2021, and possible variation by dementia and frailty status.
Use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is increasing, and may be accelerated with experience gained during the Coronavirus disease 2w019 (COVID-19) pandemic.1,2 Leaders in post-acute and long-term care, including the telemedicine...
As part of its renewed vision and strategy for driving health system transformation (PDF) , the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) is releasing a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Accountable Care Organization (...
As the population ages, more older adults will undergo surgical procedures, and common physiologic changes can raise the risk for surgical complications while increasing morbidity and mortality. In conjunction with the National Surgical Quality...
Hospitalized patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Yet, absence of effective prognostic tools hinders optimal care planning and decision making. Our objective was to...
Hip fracture entails both clinical and economic burden, especially in Europe and North America.1 In Spain, hip fractures have an incidence of 104 per 100,000 patients per year and it is expected to grow. There is clear evidence that...
People with alcohol dependence admitted to the hospital for any diagnosis can suffer alcohol withdrawal syndrome.1 Twenty-five percent of medical inpatients have alcoholism, and 18% to 25% develop withdrawal.1 Alcoholism is associated with increased...
Oral bacteria may contribute to postoperative infectious complications including postoperative pneumonia or surgical site infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preoperative dental care on postoperative outcomes among...
To investigate transitions from long-term institutional care to the community in people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or a physical disability (PD). Secondary objectives were to identify barriers in each group.
