The objective of our presentation is to spread awareness of the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model and discuss the successes and challenges so far experienced at the University of Toledo’s (UT) program. This model was created to...
To evaluate the impact of a post-graduate, geriatrics and extended care (GEC) nurse practitioner residency (NPR) on the development of competency and confidence, with the goal of preparing NPs for independent, high-level practice caring for...
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of documenting future healthcare preferences prior to incapacitating illness. The Illinois Department of Public Health provides four advance directive documents (POA, Living Will, POLST, MHTD) and...
Depressive symptoms are prevalent among short-stay skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents and often persist after discharge, contributing to poor clinical outcomes. Given the central role of informal care partners in post-acute care transitions, a...
Inadequate staffing levels in US nursing homes (NHs) remain an ongoing concern affecting the quality of care. Socioeconomic deprivation in the areas surrounding NHs may affect their ability to maintain optimal staffing levels, but this relationship...
With the aging population, community-based activities promoting social connections are increasingly encouraged internationally to delay functional decline. In Japan, “community gathering places” are municipally supported for disability prevention...
This study aims to identify and compare sociodemographic and health-related factors that predicted transitions into nursing homes in Sweden between 2020 and 2022, further examining the role of dementia as a modifier in these associations.
Identifying high-risk older adults in emergency settings is crucial for optimizing care and preventing complications. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of patients in a geriatric emergency department (GED) and to identify factors...
