AAMC COMMENTS ON SECTION 223 LIMITS/ FINAL LIMITS RELEASED FIRST CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION PASSED BY CONGRESS MAJOR HEALTH DEREGULATION BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE SENATE HEARINGS HELD ON ASSISTANCE TO FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED HOSPITALS COMBINED CATASTROPHIC/ CONSUMER CHOICE BILL INTRODUCED MEDICARE POLICY ON JOINT NURSING EDUCATION COSTS REVERSED REVISED MEDICARE HOSPITAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPA...

BACKGROUND Dementia among nursing home residents is often accompanied by high care dependency and behavioral disturbances, resulting in an increased workload for the caregivers. Snoezelen, integrated into 24-hour dementia care, is an approach that might improve the quality of working life of dementia caregivers. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of integrated snoezelen on work-re...

Quality of care is a concept most important to our vulnerable populations, including the elderly. When the government pays for nursing care for the elderly, it expects that it is paying for quality care. When the quality is substandard, as it was with Tucker House II, the government can and will use the False Claims Act to recover monies paid.

BACKGROUND Many nursing home fall injuries are believed to be preventable. Little is known about the fall prevention activities nursing homes are using. METHODS We conducted a census of all nursing homes in 6 Wisconsin counties by mailing a needs assessment to administrators and directors of nursing. Later we mailed a report of the results, an information intervention (an annotated list of fa...

A longitudinal quasi-experimental study with two comparison groups was conducted to test the effects of a Green House (GH) nursing home program on residents' family members. The GHs are individual residences, each serving 10 elders, where certified nursing assistant (CNA)-level resident assistants form primary relationships with residents and family, family is encouraged to visits, and professi...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY To assess the diabetes-related knowledge of medical and nursing house staff with particular focus on inpatient diabetes management and insulin therapy. METHODS In a cross-sectional design, diabetes-related knowledge among physicians, graduate nurses, medical students and student nurses of the departments of internal medicine, surgery and gynaecology was assessed using a ...

Seniors Housing & Care Journal 109 Empowering Direct Care Workers: Lessons Learned from THE GREEN HOUSE Model The nursing home culture change movement continues to gain support from government, industry, and consumer groups. Many believe it holds promise for improving both the quality of care and the quality of life for people residing in long-term care settings. One of the challenges currently...

OBJECTIVE To analyze nursing practiced in the treatment of tuberculosis, based on secondary data records. METHOD Descriptive study of the retrospective survey kind, conducted in Ribeirão Preto, from August to December 2013. The data of 109 electronic and clinical medical records, and a TB reporting system in the state of São Paulo for residents in the municipality monitored in the reference c...

The main objective of the current case study was to investigate the perceived leadership learning needs and feasibility of delivering leadership education to registered staff involved in direct care in long-term care (LTC) homes. The study was conducted in Ontario, Canada, and participants included RNs, registered practical nurses, and nursing administrators. Phase 1 bilingual web-based survey ...