Approximately 25% of persons admitted to a skilled nursing facility are re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days at an annual cost of $4.3 billion.1 Besides the financial burden, hospital transfers can lead to substantial morbidity such as...
Frailty is described as a clinical state of increased vulnerability to stressors because of homoeostatic impairment and is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes.1 The best known operationalizations of frailty are the deficit...
Incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD) is a known risk factor for pressure ulcer development. In skilled nursing facilities, >50% of residents are incontinent of either urine or stool.
The hypothesis is that residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities can be treated for early signs of sepsis using early warning signs detection skills. Early treatment will prevent the resident from being transported to an acute care facility.
Pain in advanced dementia is a common problem. This study investigates (1) the prevalence of pain in different dementia subtypes and dementia stages and (2) the prevalence and type of analgesic treatment.
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...
