COVID-19 Test Result Turnaround Time for Residents and Staff in US Nursing Homes

COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: The Problematic Management of Residents Without Positive COVID-19 RT-PCR

Sexual Abuse of Older Residents in Nursing Homes: A Focus Group Interview of Nursing Home Staff

The objective of this study was to increase knowledge of sexual abuse against older residents in nursing homes. A qualitative approach was used. Through a focus group interview with staff in nursing homes, the aim was to reveal employees' thoughts, experiences, and attitudes. Findings from the focus group interview show that sexual abuse of older residents is a taboo topic among health professi...

Implementation strategies for nutritional guidelines in nursing homes Effects on care staff and residents

Törmä, J. 2017. Implementation strategies for nutritional guidelines in nursing homes. Effects on care staff and residents. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1288. 85 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9789-7. Introduction: The number of older adults (≥ 65 years) is increasing in Sweden. At the same time, the elderly ...

Factors associated with aggressive behavior between residents and staff in nursing homes.

The aim of this secondary data analysis of the cross-sectional Swiss Nursing Homes Human Resources Project (SHURP) study was to describe the prevalence of residents' verbal, physical and sexual aggression toward care workers in Swiss nursing homes and to explore their association with context and care worker factors. The study's sample incorporated data from 155 randomly selected nursing homes,...

Measuring staff turnover in nursing homes.

PURPOSE In this study the levels of staff turnover reported in the nursing home literature (1990-2003) are reviewed, as well as the definitions of turnover used in these prior studies. With the use of primary data collected from 354 facilities, the study addresses the various degrees of bias that result, depending on how staff turnover is defined in nursing homes. DESIGN AND METHODS Data came...