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The minimum data set 3.0 cognitive function scale
Background: The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 introduced the Brief Interview for Mental Status
(BIMS), a short performance-based cognitive screener for nursing home (NH) residents. …
(BIMS), a short performance-based cognitive screener for nursing home (NH) residents. …
Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam and acute kidney injury in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess acute
kidney injury with combination therapy of vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam, in general, …
kidney injury with combination therapy of vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam, in general, …
Potentially inappropriate treatment of urinary tract infections in two Rhode Island nursing homes
Background The aim of this study was to determine the appropriateness of antibiotic
initiation, selection, and duration of therapy among patients in nursing homes with results of a …
initiation, selection, and duration of therapy among patients in nursing homes with results of a …
Long-term care facilities and the coronavirus epidemic: practical guidelines for a population at highest risk
COVID-19, the abbreviated name for the coronavirus disease 2019, has quickly drawn the
attention of worldwide media, public health officials, health care providers, and a worried …
attention of worldwide media, public health officials, health care providers, and a worried …
Hospital characteristics associated with feeding tube placement in nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment
Context Tube-feeding is of questionable benefit for nursing home residents with advanced
dementia. Approximately two-thirds of US nursing home residents who are tube fed had their …
dementia. Approximately two-thirds of US nursing home residents who are tube fed had their …
To evacuate or not to evacuate: lessons learned from Louisiana nursing home administrators following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the “lessons learned” by Louisiana Nursing Home (NH)
administrative directors (ADs) forced to make decisions relating to resident evacuation before …
administrative directors (ADs) forced to make decisions relating to resident evacuation before …
To evacuate or shelter in place: implications of universal hurricane evacuation policies on nursing home residents
OBJECTIVE: To examine the differential morbidity/mortality associated with evacuation
versus sheltering in place for nursing home (NH) residents exposed to the 4 most recent Gulf …
versus sheltering in place for nursing home (NH) residents exposed to the 4 most recent Gulf …
More than a meal? A randomized control trial comparing the effects of home-delivered meals programs on participants' feelings of loneliness
Objective: Nutrition service providers are seeking alternative delivery models to control costs
and meet the growing need for home-delivered meals. The objective of this study was to …
and meet the growing need for home-delivered meals. The objective of this study was to …
The effects of evacuation on nursing home residents with dementia
Background: In response to the hurricane-related deaths of nursing home residents, there
has been a steady increase in the number of facilities that evacuate under storm threat. This …
has been a steady increase in the number of facilities that evacuate under storm threat. This …
Antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities: a call to action
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis and a national security threat to the
United States, as stated in an executive order signed by the president in September 2014. …
United States, as stated in an executive order signed by the president in September 2014. …