Caregivers of people with dementia suffer from higher rates of depression in comparison to their peers without this responsibility. In 2014 the physical and emotional effects of dementia caregiving is estimated to have totaled 9.7 billion dollars in...
Hip fracture in the long term care (LTC) population is associated with functional decline and a high risk of mortality in the months following the event. Surgery is not always the best option for the elderly in LTC. How can we begin to understand...
About 20% of hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries were discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care in 2011, due to either complicated nursing needs, or functional decline during hospitalization. 1) In 2014, the Office of...
Frequently when seniors are hospitalized, they require skilled nursing facility services to meet their post-discharge needs. Seniors are often too sick or incapacitated to make choices about their care so family members scramble to select skilled...
Background: Identifying patients close to the end-of-life and providing hospice referrals are critical for families and patients to make good decisions and health care planning in a post-acute care setting. Objective: Determine patient...
To investigate the validity of the short, simple FRAIL-NH frailty screening tool in the long term care population and to compare predictive validity with the frailty index (FI) for 6-month adverse health outcomes.
Evaluating pain in long-term care residents with advanced dementia is not standard care. This study investigates the effect of giving feedback to the attending physicians on the presence of pain in residents with advanced dementia.
According to the World Health Organization, dementia has quickly become a major public health issue worldwide, affecting an estimated 47.5 million people, with 7.7 million new cases every year. Dementia comprises a variety of behavioral and...
Ineffective communication between physicians and nurses leads to transfer of LTC residents to acute care, with up to 67% of resulting unplanned hospitalizations found to be avoidable. A generic SBAR tool, while available in many skilled nursing...
This study sought to determine whether the consultation by a brain injury specialist and addition of neuro-stimulant medications to a multidisciplinary therapy stimulation program for coma emerging patients would enhance the coma recovery outcomes...
