Group eyes nationwide rollout of nursing home quality improvement program
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 25, 2024
A new program improves the quality of care and lowers avoidable hospitalizations in Missouri nursing homes. The program has worked so well that policymakers are trying to expand it to every state.
Report: Nursing homes’ reliance on agency staffing during pandemic resulted in hits to bottom lines
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 03, 2023
It’s no secret that nursing homes dealt with challenges in staffing from COVID-19. A study released last week in JAMA Network Open aimed to better understand how nursing home administrators thought about...
COVID-19 outbreaks worsened nursing home staffing shortages: study
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 01, 2022
Nursing homes that had severe COVID-19 outbreaks experienced significant staffing losses during and after the outbreaks. Emergency staffing plans need to be developed for future outbreaks including potentially...
Nursing home providers help to design, refine facility IP program
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2023
In partnership with providers, an infection control peer coaching program has been updated to improve its utility amid competing facility priorities and staffing shortages.
Pandemic resulted in nurses shifting from hospitals to other settings, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 22, 2024
A shortage of registered nurses in the first two years of the pandemic was probably temporary, according to a new report. That’s because the workforce rebounded in 2022 and 2023, the authors said. Even...
Nursing home ownership changes do not cause erosions in care quality, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 20, 2023
A study that focused on nursing home ownership changes found that shifting owners may not be the reason behind ensuing lower care quality at the facilities.
Knowledge of staff care patterns may help curb spread of drug-resistant bugs in LTC: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2023
Researchers observed care interactions across 25 nursing homes in seven states. Results suggest that these patterns are a key factor in identifying targets for infection prevention and control.
Inaccurate pressure injury reporting compromises CMS safety ratings: study
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home pressure injuries are widely underreported, casting doubt on a key measure of resident safety used in federal facility ratings, University of Chicago researchers say.