PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Research is needed to demonstrate the application of person- and relationship-centered care to nursing home practice. This article aimed to find a suitable person/relationship-centered framework to assist with mobility care practice improvements in nursing homes. DESIGN AND METHOD The authors discuss the task of mobility care, the nature of person- and relationship-center...

Ministers are set to scrap plans for minimum nursing home staffing ratios as part of a move to water down proposals for national care home standards.

This study, conceived in order to try to understand the situations that motivate families to place elderly relatives in nursing homes, used a methodological qualitative approach. Data collection was conducted through open interviews. The analysis of the answers resulted in two categories: the placement in a nursing home as a way to meet the elder person's needs; and the search for the best plac...

PURPOSE A focus on palliative care for residents with dementia is much more common in Dutch nursing homes than in the United States. We compared treatment and mortality in U.S. and Dutch nursing home residents with lower respiratory infections (LRI), which are often the immediate cause of death in dementia. DESIGN AND METHODS We studied two prospective cohorts--a study of pneumonia (n = 706) ...

OBJECTIVE A growing body of research supports the value of mental health intervention to treat people affected by disasters. This study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate pre- and posthurricane mental health service use in Florida nursing homes. METHODS A questionnaire was administered to 258 directors of nursing, administrators, and owners of nursing homes, representing two-thirds of ...

p = 0.262). Neither difference proved statistically significant. We had hoped to recruit much larger numbers of residents and family carers but our strict inclusion criteria proved an obstacle. This greatly limited the study’s statistical power. These pilot study results look promising nonetheless and warrant further exploration. Older people make increasing use of the internet and many nursing...

In 1993, all 37 private nursing homes in Mid-Staffordshire were invited to take part in this study, and 16 agreed. Over 1 year, a nurse audit facilitator visited these homes to teach staff, and stimulate and assist with audit projects. At the beginning and end of the 12-month period, the residents were assessed by administered questionnaires and by the short Geriatric Depression Scale. Thirteen...

KEY FINDINGS Assisted living and similar residential care communities provide services to individuals who cannot live independently but generally do not require the skilled level of care provided by nursing homes. In 2014, there were 30,200 residential care communities nationwide (1). This report presents the most current national estimates of residential care community operating characteristic...

Context As the population ages and more people require longterm care, how the culture of a nursing home infl uences care is an important question. The values and beliefs of practitioners have been repeatedly identifi ed as, and linked to, how person-centred care for people with dementia is defi ned, understood and provided.1–3 This study uses the Competing Values Framework of Organisational Cul...

Congress passed the Boren Amendment to allow states to develop and implement alternative reimbursement methodologies that promote the efficient and economical delivery of hospital and nursing facility services. However, courts have interpreted Boren in ways that limit state discretion and impede their ability to meet budgetary constraints.