Nursing Home Length of Stay in 3 Canadian Health Regions: Temporal Trends, Jurisdictional Differences, and Associated FactorsLength of staynursing homeshealth policyhealth services researchObjectives: To assess (1) temporal changes (2008-2015) in nursing home (NH) length of stay (LoS) in 3 ...
Predisposing factors for delirium in the surgical intensive care unit The length of stay in the ICU was 10.7 ± 13.9 and 5.6 ± 2.9 days in the DG and NDG, respectively (t= 0.11,P= 0.000). The length of stay ... M Aldemir,S ?Zen,IH Kara,... - 《Critical Care》 被引量: 602...
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Care problems such as decubitus and fall incidents are prevalent in nursing homes. Yet, research regarding explanatory factors on these care problems is scarce. The aim of this study is twofold: (1) to identify the degree to which a diverse set of reside
Ordinal logistic regression models identified several factors that were significantly associated with functional change: facility size, baseline ADL score, rehabilitation, hospital transfer, visit intensity, and osteopathy. Length of stay did not contribute to the variation in changes in functional status....
The cost of nursing homes varies from state to state and depends on a number of factors, such as room type and luxury ameniti...Read the full article How to Pay For a Nursing Home: Know Your Options A nursing home may be a good fit for seniors who need a high level of medical ...
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The poor oral hygiene of nursing home (NH) residents is a matter of increasing concern, especially because of its relationship with pneumonia and other health events. Because details and related risk factors in this area are scant and providers need to be able to easily ...
Using both non-parametric and parametric approaches which account for censoring, we estimate that a 50 year old has a 53% to 59% chance of ever entering a nursing home before he dies and that, conditional on any stay, the average duration is just over a year. We show that stays at ...
The shifting composition of nursing home residents caused by declines in admissions of short-stay rehabilitative residents,18 and adoption of intensive infection-control practices, likely drastically altered the nature of resident care in nursing homes, potentially necessitating greater staffing per resident...
What Factors Would Indicate Poor Quality of Care? Evidence of abuse and neglect is a clear indicator of poor quality of care at a nursing home. This may manifest in various ways, from bed sores to bruising from the unnecessary use of physical restraints. An unsanitary environment may also sig...