For older adults, discharges to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are the outcome of 20% hospitalizations1 and 13% of emergency department (ED) visits.2 SNF clinical staff rely on information from these settings to provide quality care and services...
Low direct care staffing levels and high turnover rates are longstanding nursing home (NH) workforce issues that were further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.1,2 The use of contract direct care staff employed by third-party agencies has allowed...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has severely affected older residents in long-term care (LTC) settings. However, care workers' perceptions of their work environment and potential impact on their work outcomes during the pandemic is not well known...
Both aortic stenosis (AS) and COVID-19 affect the morbidity and mortality burden among older adults. The aim of the study was to examine whether aortic stenosis (AS) affects the prognosis after SARS-CoV-2 infection and whether COVID-19 affects AS...
This study evaluated the impact of standardized care protocols, as a part of a quality improvement initiative (J10ohns Hopkins Community Health Partnership, J-CHiP), on hospital readmission rates for patients with a diagnosis of congestive heart...
Residents in long-term care (LTC) are at high risk for falls, and falls in LTC often result in impact to the head, with clinical consequences that may be challenging to detect. We examined whether the survival of LTC residents associates with falls...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Tech is hot, and post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) providers and practitioners are constantly seeking the best software, devices, and other innovations to support their residents, make their teams more...
Social isolation and loneliness are major public health concerns. Informal dementia caregivers are particularly vulnerable, as many are older adults themselves and at elevated risk of adverse mental and physical health outcomes. Technology-based...
