nursing homes

Fighting Nursing Home Abuse CT Enhances Rights

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:08 -0500

Recently nursing home abuse and the incidents of nursing home malpractice have promted the state governments to take serous actions to protect the rights of the elderly people residing in nursing homes. Today Connecticut Governor Rell signed a bill enhancing rights of Nursing Home residents. The law prohibits homes from requiring donations and gifts from Medicaid patients as a basis for admission or extended stay.

Assisted Living Facilities Thrive In A Stagnant Economy

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:30:57 -0500

The demand for space in assisted-living facilities has continued to go up, despite a small decrease in 2007. In fact, the National Investment Center (NIC) for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry reported that occupancy rates rose slightly between the third and fourth quarters of 2008, from 83.9% to 89.4%.

MRSA Is Widespread In Nursing Homes

harminka — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:24:59 -0500

MRSA is a major problem in nursing homes with one in four residents carrying the MRSA bacteria, a study by Queen’s University Belfast and Antrim Area Hospital has found.

Hispanics appear to face poorer quality nursing home care

harminka — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:01:49 -0500

Nursing homes serving primarily Hispanic residents provided poorer quality care compared to facilities whose patients were mostly white, according to Brown University research. Details were published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

Private equity companies purchase nursing homes

harminka — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:12:02 -0500

In recent years, private equity investors have increasingly targeted nursing homes as investment opportunities. Spurred by investigative reports and anecdotal evidence that these deals led to worsened quality of care, many companies have found themselves under increased federal scrutiny.

Nursing homes popular option in Taiwan

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:19:21 -0500

Dr Szu-Yao (Zoe) Wang, who recently completed her PhD with UQ's School of Nursing, found that in Taiwan, where the culture dictates that children should care for their parents, aged-care facilities are becoming more popular.

Antibiotic use among nursing home patients with advanced dementia

harminka — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:29:27 -0600

Antibiotics appear to be frequently prescribed to individuals with advanced dementia in nursing homes, especially in the two weeks before death, according to a report in the February 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Few strategies exist to prevent MRSA spread in nursing homes

harminka — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:06:57 -0600

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is making news as a dangerous, sometimes fatal disease for hospital patients, and in recent cases, students. MRSA is also a major source of illness acquired in nursing homes, yet few studies have looked at how to prevent its spread among elderly residents, according to a new review.

Selective restraints and reduced medication could reduce nursing home falls

harminka — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:34:35 -0600

Selectively restraining elderly residents and giving them fewer sleeping pills could significantly reduce falls, according to a survey of 21 nursing home units published in the January issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing.

Hip protector does not reduce risk of hip fracture

harminka — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:41:35 -0500

Use of an energy-absorbing hip protector did not provide a protective effect against hip fracture for nursing home residents, adding to increasing evidence that hip protectors, as currently designed, are not effective for preventing hip fractures, according to a study in the July 25 issue of JAMA.

Patient care improves when medical residents work fewer hours

harminka — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:39:49 -0500

When medical residents work shorter hours, fewer patients are transferred to intensive care and there are not as many interventions by pharmacists to avoid errors in medication, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Nursing Home Placement Associated with Accelerated Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease

harminka — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:45:33 -0500

People with Alzheimer's disease experience an acceleration in the rate of cognitive decline after being placed in a nursing home according to a new study by the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. The study, published in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, finds that prior experience in adult day care may lessen this association.