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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedOrth J, Li Y, Simning A
Nursing home residents with dementia: association between place of death and patient safety culture.
This study examined the association of place of death and patient safety culture among nursing home (NH) residents with dementia. The authors examined the estimated effects of patient safety culture (PSC) among 11,957 long-stay NH residents with dementia, aged 65+ who died in NHs or hospitals shortly following discharge from one of 800 US NHs in 2017. Residents with dementia in NHs with higher PSC scores in communication openness had lower odds of in-hospital death, with the strongest effect in NHs located in states with higher minimum NH nurse staffing requirements.
AHRQ-funded; HS024923.
Citation: Orth J, Li Y, Simning A .
Nursing home residents with dementia: association between place of death and patient safety culture.
Gerontologist 2021 Nov 15;61(8):1296-306. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa188..
Keywords: Elderly, Dementia, Nursing Homes, Mortality, Patient Safety
Downer B, Pritchard K, Thomas KS
Improvement in activities of daily living during a nursing home stay and one-year mortality among older adults with sepsis.
This study looked at the association between recovery of activities of daily living (ADLs) during a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay and 1-year mortality after SNF discharge among Medicare beneficiaries treated in intensive care for sepsis. This retrospective cohort study identified 59,383 Medicare beneficiaries who were admitted to an SNF within 3 days of discharge from hospitalization that included time in an ICU for sepsis from all of 2013 to October 2015. About 58% of SNF residents showed improvement in ADL function. The higher the improvement in ADL score the less the mortality risk compared to residents who did not improve.
AHRQ-funded; HS026133.
Citation: Downer B, Pritchard K, Thomas KS .
Improvement in activities of daily living during a nursing home stay and one-year mortality among older adults with sepsis.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2021 Apr;69(4):938-45. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16915..
Keywords: Elderly, Nursing Homes, Medicare, Sepsis, Mortality, Outcomes