skilled nursing facilities

Clinical Experience

Guided Oral Hygiene: A Virtual Intervention to Improve Oral Health

09/18/2023

This article aims to showcase an effective workforce model that successfully improved the oral health of adults aged 69 to 100 residing in a long-term care facility.

This article aims to showcase an...

09/18/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Postacute Rehabilitation in Patients With and Without Dementia

08/30/2023

Marie P. Boltz , PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FAAN;

Jane Flanagan , PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNAP, FAAN;

Ming Ji , PhD;

This study sought to retrospectively examine the effects of occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and a combination of the two under the fee-for-service structure on the change in physical function from admission to quarterly...

This study sought to...

08/30/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 Advance Care Planning: A Qualitative Study of Staff Perspectives

07/25/2023

Nicholas A. Rattray , PhD;

Elizabeth E. Hathaway , MD;

Ellen W. Kaehr , MD, CMD;

Kathleen T. Unroe , MD, MHA;

Tayler M. Gowan , BS;

Ellen Kaehr and colleagues describe the experience, measure the emotional impact, and explore supports for facilitating advance care planning discussions in a crisis.

Ellen Kaehr and colleagues...

07/25/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Reopening Nursing Facilities to Visitors During a Pandemic: Early Experiences

02/18/2021

Laramie Mack ;

Susan E. Hickman , PhD;

Kathleen T. Unroe , MD, MHA;

Marija Petrovic ;

Indiana was one of the first states to implement guidance on reopening nursing facilities to visitors, starting with outdoor visitation.

Indiana was one of the first...

02/18/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Variability of COVID-19 Practices Among Skilled Nursing Facilities in a Health System Post-Acute Care Collaborative

06/15/2020

Lee A. Lindquist , MD, MPH, MBA;

Anna Liggett , MD;

Theresa A. Rowe , DO, MS;

The objective of this qualitative analysis was to examine the variability in SNF practices for admission and infection prevention and control (IPC) processes of care for residents diagnosed with COVID-19.

The objective of this...

06/15/2020

Annals of Long-Term Care