Long-term care workforce issues: Practice principles for quality dementia care

SD Gilster, M Boltz, JL Dalessandro - The Gerontologist, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Purpose This article is one in a series of articles in this supplement addressing best practice
for quality dementia care. The Alzheimer's Association, in revising their Dementia Care …

Optimizing antibiotic stewardship in nursing homes: a narrative review and recommendations for improvement

CJ Crnich, R Jump, B Trautner, PD Sloane, L Mody - Drugs & aging, 2015 - Springer
The emerging crisis in antibiotic resistance and concern that we now sit on the precipice of a
post-antibiotic era have given rise to advocacy at the highest levels for widespread adoption …

What factors are important for deprescribing in Australian long-term care facilities? Perspectives of residents and health professionals

JP Turner, S Edwards, M Stanners, S Shakib, JS Bell - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Polypharmacy and multimorbidity are common in long-term care facilities
(LTCFs). Reducing polypharmacy may reduce adverse events and maintain quality of life …

Implementing culture change in nursing homes: An adaptive leadership framework

K Corazzini, J Twersky, HK White, GT Buhr… - The …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Purpose of the Study: To describe key adaptive challenges and leadership
behaviors to implement culture change for person-directed care. Design and Methods: The …

[HTML][HTML] Paradoxical lucidity: A potential paradigm shift for the neurobiology and treatment of severe dementias

GA Mashour, L Frank, A Batthyany, AM Kolanowski… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Unexpected cognitive lucidity and communication in patients with severe dementias,
especially around the time of death, have been observed and reported anecdotally. Here …

Contextual facilitators of and barriers to nursing home pressure ulcer prevention

CW Hartmann, J Solomon, JA Palmer… - Advances in skin & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: To present findings of a study of institutional factors related to pressure ulcer
(PrU) prevention in Veterans Health Administration nursing homes. TARGET AUDIENCE …

Nursing home resident relationship types: What supports close relationships with peers & staff?

TJ Roberts - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To describe from the nursing home resident perspective (a) the types
and dimensions of relationships residents develop with others in the nursing home and (b) …

Unintended consequences of pandemic management strategies on residents and family in one long-term care home in British Columbia: a patient-supported …

S Staempfli, F Havaei, A Phinney… - Innovation in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives In March 2020, pandemic management strategies were
mandated across long-term care homes in British Columbia, Canada, to control the effects of …

Qualitative analyses of nursing home residents' quality of life from multiple stakeholders' perspectives

JL Johs-Artisensi, KE Hansen, DM Olson - Quality of Life Research, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Quality of life has been defined in various ways by nursing home stakeholders over
the years. As such, analyzing the levels of agreement or disagreement among these …

Recognition and assessment of resident'deterioration in the nursing home setting: A critical ethnography

B Laging, A Kenny, M Bauer, R Nay - Journal of clinical nursing, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore the recognition and assessment of resident deterioration in
the nursing home setting. Background There is a dearth of research exploring how nurses …