Growing from the need to problem-solve quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virginia Long-Term Care Clinician Network (VA LTC-CN) is a peer learning collaborative facilitating communication of vital information and robust discussion on timely...
The number of older adults in the U.S. is expected to grow by 30% in the next decade and reach 74.1 million by 2030 creating an immediate need to educate and prepare sufficient health workforce for their care. The South Florida Geriatric Workforce...
Residents in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are at high risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19 (1,2). Outpatient COVID-19 therapeutics reduce severe illness, and they became more available locally as of April 25, 2022 (3,4). However,...
In 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made major revisions to the regulatory requirements to improve the safety and quality of care that would be implemented in three phases (2016-2019). This included major additions to the...
Acute health care interventions for residents of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are often unwarranted, unwanted, and/or harmful. A provider-focused model supporting patient centered and appropriate care among SNF patients, Reducing Avoidable...
The optimal performance of nursing homes depends significantly on training their personnel, especially certified nursing assistants (CNAs), who provide the bulk of daily care for residents. There are several challenges to delivering effective...
Proactive prevention of dehydration, and subsequent prevention of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), improves patient outcomes. UTIs are a leading cause of hospitalization in long term care setting. We aimed to reduce UTI hospitalizations by...
Residents in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) have multiple chronic illnesses which lead to poor prognosis and shortened lifespan. Evidence demonstrates majority of these patients and their families lack insight into the severity of their illness...
Compassion is innate and fundamental to caregiving, and is associated with many known benefits. It is well-established that compassion experienced by patients and in organizational contexts (e.g., compassionate environments, organizational...
