March 2018

Deprescribing: A Team Based Guideline and Implementation Process to Deprescribe in the Nursing Home

• Ruth Spinner,

• R. Spinner,
• M. Martin,
• M. Lasker

De-Prescribing in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project with Potential to Reduce Adverse Events and Costs

• T.S. Dharmarajan,

• T.S. Dharmarajan,
• S. Islam,
• H. Boja,
• ...
• M. Kanagala,
• A. Lebelt,
• P. Murakonda

Development and Evaluation of a Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship in a Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Setting

• Nadia Khan,

• N. Khan,
• L. Meekins,
• V. Ohakam

Does Bright Light Therapy Improve Quality of Life For Residents in Long Term Care Facilities?

• Leah Ederer,

• L. Ederer

Early Physician's Assessment on Admission in Post-acute Care Facilities Reduce Rehospitalization

• Hyungseok Oh,

• H. Oh

Fall Prevention in Long Term Care Using Purposeful Hourly Rounding

• Jennifer Linehan,

• J. Linehan

Hidden Gems: Unearthing Happy and Healthy Elders in a Long-Term Care Facility

• Serena Wong,

• S.P. Wong,
• A. Cook,
• G.T. Buhr

High Acuity Unit in SNF: Novel Program to Improve Quality of Care for Post-Acute Patients

• Liam Fry,

• L. Fry,
• A. Philip,
• T. Mackenzie,
• L. Von Der Ahe,
• E. Doan,
• F. Ahmed

Implementation of an Evidence-Based Inpatient Delirium Prevention Program – Real Life Barriers and Successes

• Lisa Sanders,

• L.K. Sanders,
• T. James,
• B. Pedroja

Improving Elder Care in a Community Based Hospital

• Neema Sharda,

• N. Sharda,
• L. Genao,
• J. Pavon,
• ...
• V. Orto,
• K. Keith,
• S. Johnson

Is It Safe to Discontinue Holding Parameters for Anti-hypertensive Medicines in Nursing Facilities?

• Ramla Sharif,

• R. Sharif

Medical Assistance in Dying in Alberta: Implementation of a Provincial Care Coordination Service for an Unprecedented Clinical Activity

• Jo Heggerud,

• D. Faulder,
• J. Heggerud

Patient-centered Goals of Care: Using the Chronic Care Management (CCM) Code Towards Cooperative Goal Setting in the Multimorbid Elderly

• Nivedita Gunturi,

• N. Gunturi,
• A. Gennari,
• K. Bartels

Post-Acute Care RNs impact on MSSP Skilled Nursing Facilities Length of Stay

• Julia Newton,

• J.A. Newton

RAVEN Initiative: Implementation of an Intervention to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in the Nursing Home Setting

• Maureen Bieltz,

• M. Bieltz,
• S. Lantz,
• S. Whyte-Nagel,
• K. Zeigler,
• K. Tiesi

Reducing Falls in the Frail Elderly

• Nora Hockman-McDowell,

• N.M. Hockman-McDowell,
• J.W. McDowell

Reduction of Off-Label Use of Antipsychotics in a Long Term Care Facility

• Christian Burton,

• C.A. Burton,
• R. Young,
• C. Thomas,
• ...
• J. Armstrong,
• J. Ogar,
• L. Hadley

Reduction of Unnecessary Usage of Antipsychotics, Physical Altercations and Falls in Memory Care Units by Implementing Person Centered Comfort Care

• Deepa Vinoo,

• D. Vinoo,
• J. Santos,
• R. Amin

Transitions of HOPE: Developing a SNF Collaborative

• Michael Krol,

• M.L. Krol,
• H. White,
• H. Jacobson,
• J. Bellantoni

Use of Robotic Cats to Reduce Falls in Skilled Nursing Facility

• Liam Fry,

• L. Fry,
• M. Walker,
• S. Ledesma,
• K. Gluch,
• K. Deason

V.E.R.C.I. (Veterans Enrolled in Restorative Care plus Intervention) Exercise Project: A Model to Improve Strength, Balance, Mobility, and Decrease Fall Risk in Aging Veterans

• Mary Lewis,

• J. Giffuni,
• N. Adu-Sarkodie,
• M. Lewis,
• F.L. Fort,
• F. Bozorgi,
• X. Shao

Why Won’t Antibiotics Be Used? Developing Tools for Education and Communication Concerning Suspected UTI in Long Term Care (LTC). A Project of the Colorado Long Term Care Research Partnership

• Jo Trojanowski,
• Leslie Eber,

• J. Trojanowski,
• L.B. Eber,
• C. Drake,
• R.S. Boxer,
• H.L. Wald

A Comparison of Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration's Home Based Primary Care

• Suzanne Gillespie,

• S. Gillespie,
• J. Karuza,
• T. Olsan,
• ...
• H. Temkin-Greener,
• B. Kinosian,
• T. Edes

A Study of Remote Medication Management Using Veterans Affairs Clinical Video Telehealth Services

• Woody Chang,

• W. Chang,
• M. Homer,
• M. Rossi

Current Prescribing Patterns for Urinary Tract Infections at a Skilled Nursing/Long Term Care Facility (SN/LTCF)

• Christine Kloby,

• C. Kloby,
• M. Katz,
• R. McKenzie

Effect of Urinalysis with Reflex Testing on Urine Culture Testing and Treatment

• Karthik Kota,

• K. Kota,
• J. Hwang,
• J. Naumovski

Effects of a Story-sharing Intervention on Depression and Well-being in Older Adults Transitioning to Long-term Care

• Gail Sullivan,

• G.J. Sullivan

Health Outcomes from Assisted Living Facilities: a Cohort Study of a Primary Care Practice

• Mairead Bartley,

• M. Bartley,
• S. Quigg,
• A. Chandra,
• P.Y. Takahashi

High BMI and Functional Dependence in Nursing Facilities: What We Need to Know

• Maryam Hasan,

• M. Hasan,
• M. McNabney,
• M. Bellantoni,
• E. Oh,
• F. Sheikh

Impaired Awareness and Its Relationship with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People with Korsakoff Syndrome and other Alcohol-Related Cognitive Disorders Living in Specialized Long-Term Care Facilities

• Ineke Gerridzen,

• I. Gerridzen,
• K. Joling,
• M. Depla,
• R. Veenhuizen,
• C. Hertogh,
• E. Verschuur

Innovative Approaches to LTSS Rebalancing: Perspectives from Medicaid Administrators, Service Agencies, and Patient Advocates

• Virginia Kotzias,

• V. Kotzias,
• E. Friedman,
• S. Ahluwalia,
• J. Phillips,
• R. Shih

Interpreting the Impact of Physical Function in Skilled Nursing Facility Residents

• Allison Gustavson,

• A. Gustavson,
• M. Saboorizadeh,
• R. Ruse,
• J. Stevens-Lapsley,
• D. Malone,
• R.S. Boxer

Measuring Team Effectiveness in the Veterans Health Administration's Home-Based Primary Care Program

• Suzanne Gillespie,

• H. Temkin-Greener,
• J. Szydlowski,
• O. Intrator,
• ...
• X. Cai,
• S. Gao,
• S. Gillespie

Number of Long Term Care Beds by County Correlates with Caregiver Burden

• Sasha Kapil,

• S. Kapil,
• N. Manley,
• T. Michaud,
• ...
• S. Bonasera,
• J. Merrilees,
• K. Possin

Nurse –Physician Communication Gaps During After-hour Phone Calls in a Long-term Care Facility (LTC)

• Adil Ahmed,

• A. Ahmed,
• K. Zietlow,
• N. Sharda,
• M. Yanamadala,
• N. Eisenson

Nursing Home Provider Perceptions of Deprescribing to Reduce Potentially Inappropriate Medications

• Jennifer Pruskowski,

• J. Pruskowski,
• S.M. Handler

Older Adult Oral Health Risk in Arkansas

• Joel Goodin,

• J.B. Goodin,
• K. Chaffee,
• A. Riggs,
• M. Efurd,
• J. Stane

Opportunities for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Skilled Nursing Facilities

• Stephanie Biedny,

• S. Biedny,
• K. Imam,
• K. Hyde,
• ...
• P.P. Shah,
• C.N. Yost,
• A. Eke-Usim

Subclinical Serotonin Syndrome and the Risk of Antipsychotic Prescribing in the Elderly

• Amie Blaszczyk,

• A.T. Blaszczyk,
• J. Light

Successful Aging in Place: Seniors’ Reflections and Perspectives About What Constitutes Successful Aging

• Andrea Cise,

• A.C. Cise,
• L. Lindquist,
• K. Cameron

Telemedicine Program for Chronic Wound Management

• Fiona U. Okoroti,

• F.U. Okoroti,
• C.A. McGrath,
• V. Nika

Transitional Care Management in patients discharging from Skilled Nursing facility: Combating Rehospitalization and Bridging the Gaps in Care

• Chandan Cheema,

• R. Brar,
• A. Narwan,
• C. Cheema

Use of the Spanish Version of the Frail-NH Scale to Predict Adverse Outomes in a Nursing Home in Mexico City

• Beatriz Mariscal,

• B.E. Mariscal,
• J.A. Mena-Madrazo

Zinc and Vitamin B6 Deficiency and Associated Conditions in a Nursing Home Population

• Kathleen Long,

• K. Long,
• J. Gau

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