Abstract Background Healthcare aides (HCAs) are the primary caregivers for vulnerable
older persons. They have many titles and are largely unregulated, which contributes to their …

Nursing home care is expensive; second only to acute hospital care for inpatient Medicare
costs. The increased focus on costs of care accrued by Medicare beneficiaries in nursing …

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 …

Background Taiwan's NHI system is one of the most successful health care models for
countries around the globe. However, little research has demonstrated the mental health …

Background While the relationship between nurses' job satisfaction and their work in
hospital environments is well known, it remains unclear, which factors are most influential in …

Objectives To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision‐making about feeding
options in advanced dementia. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Twenty …

Background Although leadership is considered as a key factor in health care, leadership
styles and outcomes in nursing homes often remain a black box. Therefore, this study …

Abstract Purpose of the Study: We examined how organizational culture in nursing homes
affects staff turnover, because culture is a first step to creating satisfactory work …

Employee turnover is a large and expensive problem in the long-term care environment.
Stated intention to leave is a reliable indicator of likely turnover, but actual predictors …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of Nursing Home
Administrator (NHA) leadership style and Director of Nursing (DON) leadership style with …