OBJECTIVES: To describe the staff time requirements to provide feeding assistance to
nursing home residents who require three different types of assistance to improve oral food …

Background. Recommendations have been made to increase the number of nursing home
(NH) staff available to provide feeding assistance during meals and to individualize care for …

Background. Recommendations have been made to increase the number of nursing home
(NH) staff available to provide feeding assistance during mealtime. There are, however, no …

Recently the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), citing increasing resident
acuity, staffing shortages, and high turnover rates that make it difficult for nursing homes to …

OBJECTIVES: To measure family members' preferences for nutrition interventions to
improve the oral food and fluid intake of their relatives in a nursing home. DESIGN: Cross …

Abstract Purpose: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality sponsored a nationwide study to evaluate the federal paid …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of a feeding assistance intervention on food and fluid
intake and body weight. DESIGN: Crossover controlled trial. SETTING: Four skilled nursing …

Background. Direct observation of care is an important data source for nursing home (NH)
quality assessment, especially in light of evidence that chart information is inaccurate or …

Unintentional weight loss is a common problem among nursing home residents and one that
can lead to adverse and costly clinical outcomes. Observational studies have shown that …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the costs associated with caring for severely demented residents
nursing homes with and without feeding tubes. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study …