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What Works in Physical Activity Programs for Sedentary Older Adults?

August 11, 2010 | Program Result

The National Council on Aging identified 10 best practice physical activity programs, disseminated information on them via issue briefs and put information on the programs studied on a Web-based directory.

North Carolina's Direct Care Workforce Development Journey

July 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This case study of Better Jobs, Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce specifically focuses on the work of one coalition, the North Carolina Partner Team, which succeeded in bringing together competing stakeholder groups. The coalition's work eventually led to the 2006 passage of the North Carolina New Organization Vision Award.

Doing Better to Do Good

June 1, 2007 | Journal Article

The Impact of Strategic Adaptation on Nursing Home Performance.

How Fast and What Type of Imaging Elderly Low-Back Pain Patients Get Linked to Patient/Physician Traits Not Clinical Indications

May 25, 2009 | News Release

Archives study underscores need for quality metrics to measure overuse of care.

Incubating Innovation in U.S. Health Care Policy

January 11, 2012 | Story

Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.

Revolutionizing Elder Care

November 1, 2011 | Story

New York Times recognizes Green HouseĀ® model as, "the most comprehensive effort to reinvent the nursing home"

Innovative Nursing Care Model Goes Mainstream With 100th Home

September 28, 2011 | News Release

New poll, economic data underscores demand, viability of The Green House model.

Creating a Revolution in Nursing Homes: Putting Home and Heart In to Long-Term Care

September 26, 2011 | Story

RWJF Celebrates the 100th Green House Home.

Referral and Timing of Referral to Hospice Care in Nursing Homes

August 1, 2008 | Journal Article

In nursing homes nurses and aides play a crucial role in whether, and for how long, residents receive hospice care at the end of life, according to one nongeneralizable study that calls for better staff training.

Project Identifies 33 Indicators that a Community is "Elder-Friendly"

September 17, 2009 | Program Result

From June 1999 through September 2003, project staff with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York developed a survey and a process for communities to use to rate their "elder-friendliness" and use this information to take action to meet the needs of their elder population.

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