Oral health is a critical yet overlooked component of care in long-term care facilities (LTCF). Poor oral health is associated with infection, impaired nutrition, cardiovascular risk, & reduced quality of life. Federal regulations do not specify...
Nursing home (NH) organizational characteristics such as nurse staffing, profit status, and community size are important contributors to the quality of care. These organizational characteristics are linked to resident outcomes such as the prevalence...
The number of individuals with mental illnesses (MI) admitted to SNFs and ALCs is disproportionately high and has doubled (6.5% to 12.4%) since 2000. Barriers to PALTC discharge may be exacerbated in patients with mental illness (MI), due to...
Hearing loss is a pervasive health condition in post-acute and long-term care settings with up to 90% of residents experiencing some degree of loss but only 15 to 30% are hearing aid users. Unaddressed hearing loss affects 1) communication, 2)...
Delirium is an acute neurocognitive disorder characterized by disturbances in attention, consciousness, and cognition, typically presenting with rapid onset and a fluctuating course. Several predisposing factors, including advanced age,...
We will examine and improve the management of patients discharged from our hospital to skilled nursing facilities (SNF). We aim to identify patient characteristics, including cognitive impairment, mental health conditions, and social vulnerabilities...
The aim of this initiative was to increase the uptake of an evidence-based palliative program in long term care (LTC) homes across Canada to address the growing population of residents with complex, progressive conditions, to support compassionate,...
By June 1st 2026, we aim to decrease the monthly number of antipsychotic medication prescriptions by 10% among long-term care residents at a nursing home in Maryland through iterative Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles targeting multi-disciplinary...
To reduce inappropriate prescribing of aspirin and/or clopidogrel by 15% over 12 weeks at the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University (LISVH at SBU), a 350-bed long-term care facility, through chart audits, provider education, and...
By November 2025, an interdisciplinary, palliative care–led intervention was developed to address the complex needs of polychronic, high-cost, high-need patients, reducing acute utilization by 25%. Led by trained palliative care subject matter...
