Suicide attempts and completions in Veterans Affairs nursing home care units and long-term care facilities: a review of root-cause analysis reports

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 518-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. Mills ◽  
Bradley I. Gallimore ◽  
B. Vince Watts ◽  
Robin R. Hemphill
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Cause Analysis ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Care Facilities

The vulnerability of nursing home residents to the Covid-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 57-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward H Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Care Facilities

Residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities comprise a large percentage of the deaths from Covid 19. Is this inevitable or are there problems with NHs and their care that increase the susceptibility of their residents. The first U.S. cluster of cases involved the residents, staff, and visitors of a Seattle-area nursing home. Study of this cluster suggested that infected staff members were transmitting the disease to residents. The quality of nursing home care has long been a concern and attributed to chronic underfunding and resulting understaffing. Most NH care is delivered by minimally trained nursing assistants whose low pay and limited benefits compel them to work in multiple long-term care settings, increasing their risk of infection, and work while ill. More comparative studies of highly infected long-term care facilities with those organizations that were able to better protect their residents are urgently needed. Early evidence suggests that understaffing of registered nurses may increase the risk of larger outbreaks.

scholarly journals The Pandemic and Nursing Home Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 388-388
Author(s):  
Lori Smetanka
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

Abstract This session will provide updates on how the pandemic led to horrific situations in long-term care facilities and how the pandemic influenced major federal efforts to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

scholarly journals COVID-19: How It Shaped Nursing Home Care and Elder Justice

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 388-388
Author(s):  
Brian Lindberg
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Elder Justice

Abstract This session will provide updates on how the pandemic led to horrific situations in long-term care facilities and how the pandemic influenced major federal efforts to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Uitbraak COVID-19 in de verpleeghuiszorg

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

Long-term care for older adults is highly affect by the COVID-19 outbreak. The objective of this rapid review is to understand what we can learn from previous crises or disasters worldwide to optimize the care for older adults in long term care facilities during the outbreak of COVID-19. We searched five electronic databases to identify potentially relevant articles. In total, 23 articles were included in this study. Based on the articles, it appeared that nursing homes benefit from preparing for the situation as best as they can. For instance, by having proper protocols and clear division of tasks and collaboration within the organization. In addition, it is helpful for nursing homes to collaborate closely with other healthcare organizations, general practitioners, informal caregivers and local authorities. It is recommended that nursing homes pay attention to capacity and employability of staff and that they support or relieve staff where possible. With regard to care for the older adults, it is important that staff tries to find a new daily routine in the care for residents as soon as possible. Some practical tips were found on how to communicate with people who have dementia. Furthermore, behavior of people with dementia may change during a crisis. We found tips for staff how to respond and act upon behavior change. After the COVID-19 outbreak, aftercare for staff, residents, and informal caregivers is essential to timely detect psychosocial problems. The consideration between, on the one hand, acute safety and risk reduction (e.g. by closing residential care facilities and isolating residents), and on the other hand, the psychosocial consequences for residents and staff, were discussed in case of other disasters. Furthermore, the search of how to provide good (palliative) care and to maintain quality of life for older adults who suffer from COVID-19 is also of concern to nursing home organizations. In the included articles, the perspective of older adults, informal caregivers and staff is often lacking. Especially the experiences of older adults, informal caregivers, and nursing home staff with the care for older adults in the current situation, are important in formulating lessons about how to act before, during and after the coronacrisis. This may further enhance person-centered care, even in times of crisis. Therefore, we recommend to study these experiences in future research.

Predictors of Mortality in Board and Care Homes

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas G. Castle
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Board And Care

Long-term care institutions have emerged as dominant sites of death for the elderly. However, studies of this trend have primarily examined nursing homes. The purpose of this research is to determine demographic, functional, disease, and facility predictors and/or correlates of death for the elderly residing in board and care facilities. Twelve factors are found to be significant: proportion of residents older than sixty-five years of age, proportion of residents who are chair- or bed-fast, proportion of residents with HIV, bed size, ownership, chain membership, affiliation with a nursing home, number of health services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided by the facility, and visits by Ombudsmen. These are discussed and comparisons with similar studies in nursing homes are made.

scholarly journals Municipalities’ Decision to Care: At Home or in a Nursing Home

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-342
Author(s):  
Theis Theisen
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Insurance Mechanism ◽  
Using Data

AbstractAn almost ideal demand system for long-term care is estimated using data from Norway, where the split of long-term care between home care and care in nursing homes is determined by municipalities. Previous literature has barely addressed what determines municipalities’ or other organizations’ allocations of resources to the sub-sectors of long-term care. The results show that home care is a luxury, while nursing home care is a necessity with respect to total expenditures on long-term care. Municipalities respond to high unit costs for home care by reducing that type of care. Municipalities are highly responsive to variations in the need for the two types of care and seem to provide a well-functioning insurance mechanism for long-term care. In the previous empirical literature, municipalities’ role as providers of insurance against the consequences of disabilities and frailty has received scant attention.

Is an unhealthy work environment in nursing home care for people with dementia associated with the prescription of psychotropic drugs and physical restraints?

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 983-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette M. Willemse ◽  
Jan de Jonge ◽  
Dieneke Smit ◽  
Wouter Dasselaar ◽  
Marja F. I. A. Depla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Physical Restraints ◽  
Term Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Facilities

ABSTRACTBackground:Research showed that long-term care facilities differ widely in the use of psychotropic drugs and physical restraints. The aim of this study is to investigate whether characteristics of an unhealthy work environment in facilities for people with dementia are associated with more prescription of psychotropic drugs and physical restraints.Methods:Data were derived from the first wave (2008–2009) of a national monitoring study in the Netherlands. This paper used data on prescription of psychotropic drugs and physical restraints from 111 long-term care facilities, residing 4,796 residents. Survey data of a sample of 996 staff and 1,138 residents were considered. The number of residents with prescribed benzodiazepines and anti-psychotic drugs, and physical restraints were registered. Work environment was assessed using the Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire (LQWQ).Results:Logistic regression analyses showed that more supervisor support was associated with less prescription of benzodiazepines. Coworker support was found to be related to less prescription of deep chairs. Job demands and decision authority were not found to be predictors of psychotropic drugs and physical restraints.Conclusions:Staff's job characteristics were scarcely related to the prescription of psychotropic drugs and physical restraints. This finding indicates that in facilities with an unhealthy work environment for nursing staff, one is not more likely to prescribe drugs or restraints. Further longitudinal research is needed with special attention for multidisciplinary decision making – especially role of physician, staff's knowledge, philosophy of care and institutional policy to gain further insight into factors influencing the use of psychotropic drugs and restraints.

scholarly journals 1238. A National Comparison of Antibiograms Between Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Facilities and Affiliated Hospitals

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S376-S377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Stephanie Tolg ◽  
Aisling Caffrey ◽  
Haley Appaneal ◽  
Robin Jump ◽  
Vrishali Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Term Care ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
Research Grant

Abstract Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) face several barriers to creating antibiograms. Here, we evaluate if LTCFs can use antibiograms from affiliated hospitals as their own antibiogram. Methods Facility-specific antibiograms were created for all Veterans Affairs (VA) LTCFs and VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) for 2017. LTCFs and affiliated VAMCs were paired and classified as being on the same campus or geographically distinct campuses based on self-report. For each pair, Escherichia coli susceptibility rates (%S) to cefazolin, ceftriaxone, cefepime, ciprofloxacin, nitrofurantoin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, ampicillin/sulbactam, piperacillin/tazobactam, and imipenem were compared. As guidelines discourage empiric use of antibiotics if susceptibility rates are <80%, we assessed clinical discordance between each LTCF and affiliated VAMC antibiogram at a threshold of 80% susceptible. The proportions of concordant susceptibilities between LTCFs and VAMCs on the same campus vs. geographically distinct campuses were compared using Chi-square tests. Results A total of 119 LTCFs and their affiliated VAMCs were included in this analysis, with 70.6% (n = 84) of facilities located on the same campus and 29.4% (n = 35) on geographically distinct campuses. The table below shows the overall clinical concordance (agreement) of LTCFs with their affiliated VAMC in regards to E. coli %S to the compared antibiotics. No significant differences were found when comparing LTCFs on the same campus vs. geographically distinct campuses. Conclusion Antibiograms between LTCFs and affiliated VAMCs had a high concordance, except for sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, cefazolin and ceftriaxone in regards to susceptibility rates of E. coli. Facilities on the same campus were found to have similar concordance rates to geographically distinct facilities. Future studies are needed to investigate how the various approaches to creating LTCF-specific antibiograms are associated with clinical outcomes. Disclosures M. S. Tolg, Veterans Affairs: Investigator, Research grant. A. Caffrey, Veterans Affairs: Investigator, Research grant. H. Appaneal, Veterans Affairs: Grant Investigator, Research grant. R. Jump, Veterans Affairs: Investigator, Research grant. V. Lopes, Veterans Affairs: Investigator, Research grant. D. Dosa, Veterans Affairs: Grant Investigator, Research grant. K. LaPlante, Veterans Affairs: Investigator, Research grant.

scholarly journals Impact of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Long-term Care Facilities: A Nursing Home Network Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S63-S63
Author(s):  
Fabian Andres Romero ◽  
Evette Mathews ◽  
Ara Flores ◽  
Susan Seo
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Antibiotic Stewardship ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Stewardship Program ◽  
Days Of Therapy ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) implementation is paramount across the healthcare spectrum. Nursing homes represent a challenge due to limited resources, complexity of medical conditions, and less controlled environments. National statistics on ASP for long-term care facilities (LTCF) are sparse. Methods A pilot ASP was launched in August 2016 at a 270-bed nursing home with a 50-bed chronic ventilator-dependent unit. The program entailed a bundle of interventions including leadership engagement, a tracking and reporting system for intravenous antibiotics, education for caregivers, Infectious Disease (ID) consultant availability, and implementation of nursing protocols. Data were collected from pharmacy and medical records between January 2016 and March 2017, establishing pre-intervention and post-intervention periods. Collected data included days of therapy (DOT), antibiotic costs, resident-days, hospital transfers, and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates. Variables were adjusted to 1,000 resident-days (RD) and findings between periods were compared by Mann–Whitney U test. Results A total of 47,423 resident-days and 1,959 DOT were analyzed for this study. Antibiotic use decreased from 54.5 DOT/1000 RD pre-intervention to 27.6 DOT/1000 RD post-intervention (P = 0.017). Antibiotic costs were reduced from a monthly median of US $17,113 to US $7,073 but was not statistically significant (P = 0.39). Analysis stratified by individual antibiotic was done for the five most commonly used antibiotics and found statistically significant reduction in vancomycin use (14.4 vs. 6.5; P = 0.023). Reduction was also found for cefepime/ceftazidime (6.9 vs. 1.3; P = 0.07), ertapenem (6.8 vs. 3.6; P = 0.45), and piperacillin/tazobactam (1.8 vs. 0.6; P = 0.38). Meropenem use increased (1.3 vs. 3.2; P = 0.042). Hospital transfers slightly trended up (6.73 vs. 7.77; P = 0.065), and there was no change in CDI (1.1 s 0.94; P = 0.32). Conclusion A bundle of standardized interventions tailored for LTCF can achieve successful reduction of antibiotic utilization and costs. Subsequent studies are needed to further determine the impact on clinical outcomes such as transfers to hospitals and CDI in these settings. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document