Nursing home qualityState staffing standardObjective: This study examines the relationship between increasing certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and licensed nurse staffing ratios and deficiencies in Florida nursing homes over a 4-year period. Methods: Data from Florida staffing reports and the Online ...
New York (MedscapeWire) May 8 — House-bound elderly patients and those confined to nursing homes may suffer from vitamin D deficiencies, according to a poster presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 10th Annual Meeting, held in San Antonio, Texas. Rajesh Garg, MD, an...
In contrast, the CMS 2024 standards predict 3.48 total HPRD and RN HPRD of 0.5, with deficiencies of 0.82 and 0.6. The analysis showed that higher RN, licensed nurse, and certified nursing assistant HPRD correlated with reduced deficiency scores, indicating better quality. Conversely, higher bed ...
may contribute to preventing a lack of completion of nursing records during the COVID-19 pandemic may include training staff in the use of electronic records systems [15,32] through continued professional development and having nurse managers monitor records to quickly identify any deficiencies [20]...
In addition, poor swallowing function may be associated with reduced dietary diversity [39]. A previous report found that poor swallowing function led to worse dietary diversity and interfered with the intake of vitamins and magnesium [40]. Vitamin and magnesium deficiencies are known to be ...