long-term care

Review

Institutional Pharmacy Provider Services Outside the SNF Walls

02/09/2024

Jen Devinney-Lavsa , BPharm, PharmD, FASCP;

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

This review provides an overview of institutional pharmacy provider (IPP) services to support postacute care and long-term care (PAC/LTC) services at home. It highlights the why, what, who, and how of IPP services, emphasizing their crucial...

This review provides an overview...

02/09/2024

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Description of Fall-Related Transfers in the Nursing Facility: Findings From the OPTIMISTIC Project

04/28/2023

Wanzhu Tu , PhD;

Kristi M. Lieb , MD;

Kathleen T. Unroe , MD, MHA;

Timothy E. Stump , MA;

Erin O'Kelly Phillips , MPH;

Kamal C. Wagle , MD, MPH;

Greg A. Sachs , MD;

This study underscores the need for continued work to identify residents at high risk for injurious falls and hospital transfers to better inform risk stratification and interventions in the nursing facility setting.

This study underscores the need...

04/28/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Constipation in Long-Term Care Residents

02/03/2023

Georgiana Hogan , DNP, FNP-BC;

Janice Lazear , DNP, CRNP, FNP, CDE;

Jean Hemphill , PhD, FNP-BC;

This article outlines an evidence-based clinical practice guideline which was developed to prevent and manage constipation in long-term care residents, a vulnerable population not specifically addressed in previous guidelines.

This article outlines an...

02/03/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Review

Loneliness: Factors That Clinicians Need to Know

01/09/2023

Christi Stewart , MD;

Carolyn White , FNP, GNP, ACHPN;

Kye Kim , MD;

Sarah Dewitt , MD;

Shereen Gamuladdin , MD;

Phyllis Whitehead , PhD, APRN-CNS, ACHPN, RN-BC, FNAP;

To better care for our older adult patients, it is critical to identify loneliness, understand its impact upon older adults, and implement strategies to mitigate it.

To better care for our older...

01/09/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Research Reports

Overactive Bladder Health Care Burden in the US Long-Term Care Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study

05/18/2021

Drishti Shah , PhD;

Jason Yeaw , MPH;

Amy Kincaid , MA;

Paul N. Mudd Jr., PharmD, MBA;

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Richard Stefanacci, DO, and colleagues describe and evaluate the population, treatment patterns, HCRU, and costs associated with overactive bladder in the in the US long-term care setting.

Richard Stefanacci, DO, and...

05/18/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Original Research

Effect of Weekly Specialized Surgeon-led Bedside Wound Care Teams on Pressure Ulcer Time-to-heal Outcomes: Results From a National Dataset of Long-term Care Facilities

10/01/2019

Frank S. Ciminello , MD, MS;

Nayana Parekh ;

Hugh J. Lavery ;

Armando P. Santos ;

Robert J Marriott ;

Adam W. Levinson ;

The authors hypothesize that guideline-based, weekly coordinated care using specialized wound care surgeon-led bedside teams (SLBTs) may improve PU time-to-heal (TTH) outcomes when compared with usual care (UC).

The authors hypothesize that...

10/01/2019

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

The Role of Palliative Care in Morbid Obesity

05/28/2019

Marcos L. Montagnini , MD, FACP;

Shenbagam Dewar , MD;

This case serves to demonstrate gaps in care for this population and provides recommendations for intervention.

This case serves to demonstrate...

05/28/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Identifying Mealtime Intervention Priorities for Long-term Care: A Comparison of Resident, Family, Expert, and Health Care Professional Views

03/29/2019

Susan E. Slaughter , PhD, RN, GNC(C);

Carla Ickert , MA;

Heather Keller , PhD, RD, FDC, FCAHS , MSc;

Charice Chan , BSc, RD;

The purpose of this study was to determine resident and family member priorities for improvements to promote food and fluid intake in long-term care and to compare them with the previously published priorities of experts and health care...

The purpose of this study was to...

03/29/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

Effective Care Planning Between the Wound Clinic & Skilled Nursing

02/08/2019

Pamela Scarborough , PT, DPT, MS, CWS, FAAWC, CDE;

Dot Weir , RN, CWON, CWS;

Today’s long-term care patients are more likely to be sicker and in need of specialized wound care. What should outpatient centers know about regulations and procedures in skilled nursing facilities to ensure a better patient care experience?

Today’s long-term care patients...

02/08/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Nutrition

Nutritional Factors for Wound Healing in the Older Adult Patient

02/08/2019

Nancy Munoz , DCN, MHA, RDN, FAND;

As skin ages, people will become more susceptible to chronic wounds. What do outpatient providers need to know to keep their patients healthy when collaborating with long-term care facilities?

As skin ages, people will become...

02/08/2019

Today's Wound Clinic