Homes for the Aged - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Ability of Medicare claims data to identify nursing home patients: a validation study.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: There are currently no Medicare claims-based algorithms to identify patients receiving nursing home care (NHC). This constitutes an important limitation in outcome studies using population-based data. OBJECTIVES: To assess the ability ... Read more...

Does a functional activity programme improve function, quality of life, and falls for residents in long term care? Cluster randomised controlled trial.

7 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of an activity programme in improving function, quality of life, and falls in older people in residential care. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled trial with one year follow-up. SETTING: 41 low level ... Read more...

Risk of admission to a nursing home among older people with visual impairment in Great Britain.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of nursing home admission in a representative sample of older, visually impaired, community-dwelling people 75 years and older living in Great Britain. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: General practices (n = 53). ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Homes for the Aged'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Ability of Medicare claims data to identify nursing home patients: a validation study. 30 Oct 2008
• Does a functional activity programme improve function, quality of life, and falls for residents in long term care? Cluster randomised controlled trial. 7 Oct 2008
• Risk of admission to a nursing home among older people with visual impairment in Great Britain. 29 Sep 2008
• Experts stress both wellness and amenity aspects of food and nutrition services in assisted living facilities for older adults. 29 Sep 2008
• Updating long-term care's health IT course. New road map outlines goals for the next three years. 29 Sep 2008
• Life after placement: experiences of older rural caregivers after placing a family member into residential care. 13 Sep 2008
• A descriptive analysis of a nursing home clinical information system with decision support. 31 Aug 2008
• The acute-aged care interface: exploring the dynamics of 'bed blocking'. 30 Aug 2008
• Improving communicable disease outbreak preparedness in residential aged care facilities using an interventional interview strategy. 30 Aug 2008
• Practitioners' opinions on Food and Nutrition Care Indicators in assisted living facilities for older adults. 30 Aug 2008
• Dental service provision in Victorian residential aged care facilities. 30 Aug 2008
• [Alternative ambulatory care concepts--3: Integrated group home for seniors with mental disabilities: new perspectives for a new target group] 30 Aug 2008
• [Relocation in a nursing home of a spouse with cognitive impairment: experience of wives] 30 Aug 2008
• Development and validation of fall risk screening tools for use in residential aged care facilities. 16 Aug 2008
• Funding regimes and the implications for delivering quality palliative care nursing within residential aged care units in Australia. 2 Aug 2008
• Variation in mortality rates among long-term care facilities for residents with lower respiratory tract infection. 30 Jul 2008
• Assessment of the prescription of antidepressant drugs in elderly nursing home patients: a clinical and laboratory follow-up investigation. 30 Jul 2008
• CRB-65 for the assessment of pneumonia severity: who could ask for more? 30 Jul 2008
• Measuring person-centred care in a sub-acute health care setting. 30 Jul 2008
• Planning for transition care. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Homes for the Aged'

Definition: Geriatric long-term care facilities which provide supervision and assistance in activities of daily living with medical and nursing services when required.

Descriptor UI: D006707

Alternative terms: Homes for the Aged; Old Age Homes; Home, Old Age; Homes, Old Age; Old Age Home;

Related Mesh Headings: Housing for the Elderly;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.825.462;

Online Note: use HOMES FOR THE AGED to search OLD AGE HOMES 1966-67

History Note: 68; was OLD AGE HOMES 1963-67

Technical Notes: nursing homes for the aged: coord IM with NURSING HOMES (IM); check also tag AGED