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Direct linkHegeman, Carol; Hoskinson, Debi; Munro, Heather; Maiden, Patricia; Pillemer, Karl – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
This article describes two successful peer-mentoring programs designed to improve the quality of care in nursing homes and retention rates among direct care staff. The first program, "Growing Strong Roots," examined CNA retention rates and the second program, "Peer Mentoring for Long Term Charge Nurses," examined RN and LPN retention rates. These…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Peer Relationship, Mentors, Health Services
Bourbonniere, Melissa C.; Fawcett, Laura M.; Miller, William C.; Garden, Jennifer; Mortenson, William B. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2007
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to (a) determine the prevalence of need for wheel-chair seating intervention in two long-term care facilities in Vancouver, BC, (b) determine the extent of the residents' independent mobility within these facilities, and (c) explore the relationship between proper wheel-chair seating and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Intervention, Incidence, Nursing Homes
Kwak, Jung; Haley, William E.; Chiriboga, David A. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We investigated the role of race in predicting the likelihood of using hospice and dying in a hospital among dual-eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) nursing home residents. Design and Methods: This follow-back cohort study examined factors associated with hospice use and in-hospital death among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White…
Descriptors: Hospices (Terminal Care), Race, Physicians, Hospitals
Haley, William E.; Bergman, Elizabeth J.; Roth, David L.; McVie, Theresa; Gaugler, Joseph E.; Mittelman, Mary S. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the joint effects of bereavement and caregiver intervention on caregiver depressive symptoms. Design and Methods: Alzheimer's caregivers from a randomized trial of an enhanced caregiver support intervention versus usual care who had experienced the death of their spouse (n = 254) were repeatedly…
Descriptors: Grief, Intervention, Dementia, Caregivers
Welch, Lisa C.; Miller, Susan C.; Martin, Edward W.; Nanda, Aman – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Given concerns about end-of-life care for many nursing home (NH) residents, this study sought to understand factors influencing hospice referral or nonreferral as well as timing of referral. Design and Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews with personnel from seven participating NHs and two hospices. We interviewed NH directors…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing Homes, Referral, Hospices (Terminal Care)
Lee, Robert H.; Gajewski, Byron J.; Thompson, Sarah – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: We designed this study to examine the reliability of the nursing home survey process in the state of Kansas using regular and simultaneous survey teams. In particular, the study examined how two survey teams exposed to the same information at the same time differed in their interpretations. Design and Methods: The protocol for…
Descriptors: Correlation, Nursing Homes, Reliability, Surveys
Squillace, Marie R.; Remsburg, Robin E.; Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D.; Bercovitz, Anita; Rosenoff, Emily; Han, Beth – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: This study introduces the first National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS), a major advance in the data available about certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and a rich resource for evidence-based policy, practice, and applied research initiatives. We highlight potential uses of this new survey using select population estimates as examples of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Family Life, Allied Health Personnel
Mezey, Mathy D.; Mitty, Ethel L.; Burger, Sarah Green – Gerontologist, 2008
To meet the special needs of and provide quality health care to nursing home residents, the health care workforce must be knowledgeable about the aging process. Health professionals are minimally prepared in their academic programs to care for older adults, and few programs have required rotations in geriatrics. Teaching nursing homes (TNHs) have…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Health Personnel, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Friedman, Susan M.; Mendelson, Daniel A.; Bingham, Karilee W.; McCann, Robert M. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Previous studies investigating adverse outcomes of hospitalized elders have focused on community-dwelling patients. Given the rapid growth of populations living in other settings, such as assisted living facilities, it is important to understand whether these patients are at higher risk of experiencing specific adverse outcomes during…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Gerontology, Residential Care, Hospitals
Savishinsky, Joel S. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
The purpose of this article is to describe an innovative teaching method in which American undergraduate students were asked to write haiku-a Japanese poetry form-about the lives of nursing home residents. Drawing on both their own experiences and May Sarton's novel "As We Are Now", class members created poems about institutionalization that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Poetry, Nursing Homes
Chapman, Dennis G.; Toseland, Ronald W. – Social Work, 2007
This study evaluated the effectiveness of advanced illness care teams (AICTs) for nursing home residents with advanced dementia. The AICTs used a holistic approach that focused on four domains: (1) medical, (2) meaningful activities, (3) psychological, and (4) behavioral. The authors recruited 118 residents in two nursing homes for this study and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Dementia, Holistic Approach, Depression (Psychology)
Giuliani, Carol A.; Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.; Park, Nan S.; Schrodt, Lori A.; Rokoske, Franzi; Sloane, Philip D.; Zimmerman, Sheryl – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Researchers know little about the physical performance ability of residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) residents and its relationship to adverse outcomes such as fracture, nursing home placement, functional decline, and death. The purposes of this article are to (a) describe the functional characteristics of RC/AL residents, (b)…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Individual Characteristics, Physical Activity Level, Physical Fitness
Degenholtz, Howard B.; Rosen, Jules; Castle, Nicholas; Mittal, Vikas; Liu, Darren – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Previous research on nursing home resident quality of life (QOL) has mainly been cross-sectional. This study examined the association between changes in QOL and changes in resident clinical factors. Design and Methods: A longitudinal study of resident QOL was conducted in two nursing homes. Self-report interviews using a multidimensional…
Descriptors: Interviews, Physical Disabilities, Health Conditions, Quality of Life
Temkin-Greener, Helena; Zheng, Nan; Norton, Sally A.; Quill, Timothy; Ladwig, Susan; Veazie, Peter – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: The objectives of this study were to develop measures of end-of-life (EOL) care processes in nursing homes and to validate the instrument for measuring them. Design and Methods: A survey of directors of nursing was conducted in 608 eligible nursing homes in New York State. Responses were obtained from 313 (51.5% response rate) facilities.…
Descriptors: Nurses, Construct Validity, Nursing, Quality Control
Decker, Frederic H.; Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D.; Bercovitz, Anita – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: We examined predictors of intrinsic job satisfaction, overall satisfaction, and intention to leave the job among nursing assistants (NAs). Design and Methods: The study focused on NAs who worked 30 or more hours per week in a nursing home. Data on 2,146 NAs meeting this criterion came from the 2004 National Nursing Assistant Survey, the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Intention, Nursing Homes, Supervisors
