Staff shortages and the high turnover rate of nursing assistants pose great challenges to long-term care. This study examined the effects of aggression from residents of long-term care facilities, burnout, and fatigue on staff turnover intention...
In psychogeriatric units for patients with dementia and behavioral problems, aggression is prevalent. Predictions and timely interventions of aggression are essential to create a safe environment and prevent adverse outcomes. Our study aimed to...
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception and MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception applications are available for the 2023 performance year...
The CMS Innovation Center’s Making Care Primary (MCP) Model team will be answering questions about the forthcoming model in an Office Hours webinar on Tuesday, November 21, at 2:00 PM ET. In addition to the live Q&A, attendees will be able to...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join There is a popular quote from the movie, The Princess Bride: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” That often applies in the world of evolving payment models based on value-...
Older adults (defined as those aged ≥60 years) are disproportionately affected by diabetes in China according to the latest national survey. Among adults aged 60 to 70 and older than 70 years, the prevalence of diabetes is estimated to be 28.8% and...
This study compares Special Focus Facilities (SFFs) and Special Focus Facility Candidate Facilities (SFFcs) on organizational traits and quality outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of the SFF program as a quality improvement intervention and...
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of integrated multidomain interventions and primary health care on intrinsic capacity (IC) and related biomarkers.
It is widely recognized that many older adults in their last year of life will cycle between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities—a phenomenon described as “rehabbing to death.” Several strategies to address this complex problem have been...
Little is known about deployment of SARS-CoV-2–neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mab) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), a high-risk population for COVID-19–related complications. We assessed the utilization of mabs in SNFs and identified...
