Green House Homes: The Role of the Nurse Research Study
February 1, 2010 | Report/Evaluation
This Green House study was conducted to measure how nursing structure relates to improved outcomes in long-term care facilities.
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The Revolving Door of Rehospitalization from Skilled Nursing Facilities
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Little research documenting the frequency and costs of rehospitalization has been published and little is known about the underlying nature of these rehospitalizations or how they vary geographically. This paper looks at these issues and attempts to fill that gap.
Mildred Adams
January 25, 2007 | Program Result Report
Mildred Adams moved into a Green House in Tupelo, Miss., in the spring of 2003. In her previous large, long-term care facility, she seldom spoke, was disengaged, and had stopped feeding herself.
How Do Nursing Homes Manage Their Residents' Pain? Not Very Well
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
In 1999, investigators at Brown University Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research prepared a monograph describing the prevalence of pain and the variation in its treatment among nursing home residents in 11 states. Using 1996 data, Vincent Mor, Ph.D., and Joan M. Teno, M.D., M.S., and a team of investigators evaluated three groups of nursing home residents:
Minneapolis Integrated Provider Network Reduces Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents and Shares Risk Among Providers
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Fairview Foundation in Minneapolis created and evaluated Fairview Partners, an integrated health network of providers working together to improve the quality and delivery of health services to chronically ill nursing home patients.
Who Will Care for the Elderly?
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Florida State University Research Foundation convened a conference addressing the central concerns facing families, care providers and policymakers about nursing home care.
Nursing Home Residents Fare Better with a Dedicated Team of Medical Practitioners
January 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
A project team at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, studied the long-term care being provided to nursing home residents using different models of HMO primary care.
Nursing Homes Affiliated with Nursing Schools Improve Care
February 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Evaluators at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center conducted a formal evaluation and a follow-up study of the 1982-1987 Teaching Nursing Home Program.
Missouri Nursing Home Designs Programs in Restorative and Rehabilitative Nursing Services to Enhance Safety and Comfort of Residents
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Jewish Center for Aged, a 275-bed long-term care facility in Chesterfield, Mo., established a restorative nursing program intended to enhance the safety and comfort of residents.
Impact of Medicaid Just One Factor in Quality of End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
In 1999, Milan Basta, M.D., Ph.D., Potomac, Md., reviewed Medicaid nursing home reimbursement policies and their impact on palliative care. Because nearly 70 percent of nursing home residents depend on Medicaid to pay for their care, its policies affect the care that dying patients in nursing homes receive.