person-centered care

Quality Improvement

“It Was Like a Whole New World Opened Up”: Nursing Home Provider Perspectives on Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention

10/25/2023

Abby Hermesch, MGS, Miranda C. Kunkel, LMSW, Alexandra Heppner, BSW, Kimberly Van Haitsma, PhD, FGSA, Katherine M. Abbott PhD, MGS, FGSA

Abby Hermesch, MGS, Miranda C. Kunkel...

Researchers assessed factors influencing the implementation of PAL Cards, a person-centered communication tool, in nursing homes and identified facilitators such as evidence strength and quality, relative advantage, engagement, execution, and...

Researchers assessed factors...

10/25/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Quality Improvement

Building a Statewide Task Force to Address Antipsychotic Drug Use in Older Adults

09/10/2021

Sandra Fitzler, BSN

Emily Patry, MS

Rebekah Gardner, MD

Alyssa J. DaCunha, MPH

Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH

Researchers used a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement approach, and convened a task force of experts from health care and pharmacy settings as well as academic, state government, and advocacy groups to explore contributing factors...

Researchers used a Quality...

09/10/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care