Nursing homes (NHs) provide health care to people who are unable to manage
independently in the community, in 2 different circumstances: for chronic care management …

Little is known about specific clinical conditions that lead to hospitalization of nursing home
patients. To explore this, the authors examined the hospitalizations of 128 nursing home …

Long term care facilities (LTCFs) include a variety of different types of healthcare settings,
each with their own unique infectious disease problems. This report focuses on the …

Over 1.5 million people live in 16,000 nursing homes in the USA and experience an average
of 2 million infections a year. Infections have been associated with high rates of morbidity …

The common occurrence and dire consequences of infectious disease outbreaks in nursing
homes often go unrecognized and unappreciated. Nevertheless, these facilities provide an …

The global population is aging. With the high prevalence of dementia and functional decline
in older Americans, many aging adults with disabilities reside in nursing homes in their final …

Objectives To estimate infection prevalence and explore associated risk factors in nursing
home (NH) residents, individuals receiving home health care (HHC), and individuals …

Objectives: This study provides estimates of the prevalence of infections in all patients from a
representative sample of 53 Maryland nursing homes; identifies risk factors for these …

Objectives: To determine the relationship between infections and functional impairment in
nursing home residents. Design: Prospective cohort study (follow‐up period, 6 months) …

The number of frail, older residents of long‐term care facilities (LTCFs) will increase
dramatically over the next 30 years. Improving the quality of health care provided in LTCFs is …