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Palliative Care Widely Underutilized in Nursing Homes

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Palliative care is grossly underutilized in nursing home settings, but providers can develop new tools that could bring those services to more residents, a recent study has found. It’s inherent in the nature of the people we serve in the nursing home setting.

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‘NEXT STEPs’ Program Focuses on Enhancing Nursing Homes Services, Including Palliative Care

Hospice News

This is particularly true for people living in the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes. The grant, spread out over a five-year period, will be put toward the team’s creation of a national network structure that seeks to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials. As the U.S. Dr. Kathleen T.

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

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Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. We have Alice Bonner, who’s Chair of the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition.

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Let’s talk about reframing nursing homes as community hubs

Life & Death Matters

Written by Kath Murray & Ann-Marie Gilbert How it started As a teenager, I volunteered and poured tea at the small nursing home (rest home) where my great-grandmother lived. It was a few blocks from my high school.

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The Advantages of Choosing In-Home Care Over Nursing Homes

Home With Help

When it comes to caring for aging loved ones, families are often faced with the choice between in-home care and nursing homes. While both options provide essential support, in-home care offers distinct advantages that promote independence, comfort, and a better quality of life.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

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If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia. Rehabbed to Death.

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How To Make a Nursing Home Room Feel Like Home

Caregiver Support Services

Moving a loved one into a nursing home can be a challenging transition for everyone involved. Discover how to make a nursing home room feel like home to provide your loved one with a welcoming space. In fact, emphasizing comfort is one of the key design differences between nursing home beds and hospital beds.