Care Plan Assessment of Visual Status and Evaluated Vision among Nursing Home Residents

1995 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK W. SWANSON
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Visual Status

scholarly journals Improving Quality of Life in Nursing Homes: The Structured Resident Interview Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard B. Degenholtz ◽  
Abby L. Resnick ◽  
Natalie Bulger ◽  
Lichun Chia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Improvement Programs

The quality of life (QOL) of the approximately 1.5 million nursing facility (NF) residents in the US is undoubtedly lower than desired by residents, families, providers, and policy makers. Although there have been important advances in defining and measuring QOL for this population, there is a need for interventions that are tied to standardized measurement and quality improvement programs. This paper describes the development and testing of a structured, tailored assessment and care planning process for improving the QOL of nursing home residents. The Quality of Life Structured Resident Interview and Care Plan (QOL.SRI/CP) builds on a decade of research on measuring QOL and is designed to be easily implemented in any US nursing home. The approach was developed through extensive and iterative pilot testing and then tested in a randomized controlled trial in three nursing homes. Residents were randomly assigned to receive the assessment alone or both the assessment and an individualized QOL care plan task. The results show that residents assigned to the intervention group experienced improved QOL at 90- and 180-day follow-up, while QOL of residents in the control group was unchanged.

The effects of a care plan based on the roy adaptation model on depression among nursing home residents

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Esmaiel Maghsoodi ◽  
Nishteman Alidoost ◽  
Omid Naseri ◽  
Aylin Jahanban ◽  
MasumehHemmati Maslakpak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Roy Adaptation Model ◽  
Adaptation Model

Vocally disruptive behaviour in nursing home residents in Ireland: a descriptive study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
C. Nwogbunyama ◽  
B. D. Kelly ◽  
C. Cooney
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
State Examination ◽  
Study Inclusion

Background: Vocally disruptive behaviour (VDB) is relatively common in nursing home residents but difficult to treat. There is limited study on prevalence and treatment of VDB. We hypothesise that VDB is a result of complex interaction between patient factors and environmental contributors. Methods: Residents of nursing homes in south Dublin were the target population for this study. Inclusion criteria were that the residents were 65 years or over and exhibited VDB significant enough for consideration in the resident’s care plan. Information on typology and frequency of VDB, Interventions employed and their efficacy, diagnoses, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scores, Mini-Mental State Examination scores, and Barthel Index scores were obtained. Results: Eight percent of nursing home residents were reported to display VDB, most commonly screaming (in 39.4% of vocally disruptive residents). VDB was associated with physical agitation and dementia; together, these two factors accounted for almost two-thirds of the variation in VDB between residents. One-to-one attention, engaging in conversation, redirecting behaviour, and use of psychotropic medication were reported by nurses as the most useful interventions. Analgesics were the medications most commonly used (65.7%) followed by quetiapine (62.9%), and these were reportedly effective in 82.6% and 77.2% of residents respectively. Conclusions: VDB is common, challenging, and difficult to manage. The study of VDB is limited by a variety of factors that both contribute to this behaviour and make its treatment challenging. Issues relating to capacity and ethics make it difficult to conduct randomised controlled trials of treatments for VDB in the population affected.

Advance directives and physicians’ orders in nursing home residents with dementia in Flanders, Belgium: prevalence and associated outcomes

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1133-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Vandervoort ◽  
Lieve van den Block ◽  
Jenny T. van der Steen ◽  
Robert Vander Stichele ◽  
Johan Bilsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Legal Representative ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Diagnosis Of Dementia

ABSTRACTBackground: Advance care planning (ACP) is an important element of high-quality care in nursing homes, especially for residents having dementia who are often incompetent in decision-making toward the end of life. The aim of this study was describe the prevalence of documented ACP among nursing home residents with dementia in Flanders, Belgium, and associated clinical characteristics and outcomes.Methods: All 594 nursing homes in Flanders were asked to participate in a retrospective cross-sectional postmortem survey in 2006. Participating homes identified all residents who had died over the last two months. A structured questionnaire was mailed to the nurses closely involved in the deceased resident's care regarding the diagnosis of dementia and documented care planning, i.e. advance patient directives, authorization of a legal representative, and general practitioners’ treatment orders (GP orders).Results: In 345 nursing homes (58% response rate), nurses identified 764 deceased residents with dementia of whom 62% had some type of documented care plan, i.e. advance patient directives in 3%, a legal representative in 8%, and GP orders in 59%. Multivariate logistic regression showed that the presence of GP orders was positively associated with receiving specialist palliative care in the nursing home (OR 3.10; CI, 2.07–4.65). Chances of dying in a hospital were lower if there was a GP order (OR 0.38; CI, 0.21–0.70).Conclusions: Whereas GP orders are relatively common among residents with dementia, advance patient directives and a legal representative are relatively uncommon. Nursing home residents receiving palliative care are more likely to have a GP order. GP orders may affect place of death.

scholarly journals A Pilot Study of An Intervention to Increase Family Member Involvement in Nursing Home Care Plan Meetings

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482094692
Author(s):  
Debra Parker Oliver ◽  
Abigail J. Rolbiecki ◽  
Karla Washington ◽  
Robin L. Kruse ◽  
Lori Popejoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Family Member Involvement ◽  
Design And Methods

Background and Objectives: Many family members struggle to negotiate their aging relative’s care with nursing home staff, potentially leading to depression and other negative outcomes for residents’ families. This pilot study tested an intervention designed to empower residents’ family members to attend and participate in nursing home care plan meetings. Research Design and Methods: We conducted a small, randomized, controlled trial of the Families Involved in Nursing home Decision-making (FIND) intervention, which used web conferencing to facilitate family participation in care plan meetings. Results: Overall, FIND was feasible and acceptable. Family members who received the FIND intervention were more likely to experience decreased depressive symptoms than those who did not. Discussion and Implications: FIND is a promising approach to reduce depression among family members of nursing home residents. Findings support the need for a follow-up clinical trial.

scholarly journals A Stepwise Pharmacist-Led Medication Review Service in Interdisciplinary Teams in Rural Nursing Homes

Pharmacy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjell H. Halvorsen ◽  
Torunn Stadeløkken ◽  
Beate H. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Medication Review ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Health Economy ◽  
Case Conference ◽  
Next Of Kin ◽  
Medication Therapy

Background: The provision of responsible medication therapy to old nursing home residents with comorbidities is a difficult task and requires extensive knowledge about optimal pharmacotherapy for different conditions. We describe a stepwise pharmacist-led medication review service in combination with an interdisciplinary team collaboration in order to identify, resolve, and prevent medication related problems (MRPs). Methods: The service included residents from four rural Norwegian nursing homes during August 2016–January 2017. All residents were eligible if they (or next of kin) supplied oral consent. The interdisciplinary medication review service comprised four steps: (1) patient and medication history taking; (2) systematic medication review; (3) interdisciplinary case conference; and (4) follow-up of pharmaceutical care plan. The pharmacist collected information about previous and present medication use, and clinical and laboratory values necessary for the medication review. The nurses collected information about possible symptoms related to adverse drug reactions. The pharmacist conducted the medication reviews, identified medication-related problems (MRPs) which were discussed at case conferences with the responsible physician and the responsible nurses. The main outcome measures were number and types of MRPs, percentage agreement between pharmacists and physicians and factors associated with MRPs. Results: The service was delivered for 151 (94%) nursing home residents. The pharmacist identified 675 MRPs in 146 (97%) medication lists (mean 4.0, SD 2.6, range 0–13). The MRPs most frequently identified concerned ‘unnecessary drug’ (22%), ‘too high dosage’ (17%) and ‘drug interactions’ (16%). The physicians agreed upon 64% of the pharmacist recommendations, and action was taken immediately for 32% of these. We identified no association between the number of MRPs and sex (p = 0.485), but between the number of MRPs, and the number of medications and the individual nursing homes. Conclusion: The pharmacist-led medication review service in the nursing homes was highly successfully piloted with many solved and prevented MRPs in interdisciplinary collaboration between the pharmacist, physicians, and nurses. Implementation of this service as a standard in all four nursing homes seems necessary and feasible. If such a service is implemented, effects related to patient outcomes, interdisciplinary collaboration, and health economy should be studied.

scholarly journals AGREEMENT ON SEVERITY OF DEMENTIA AND PRESENCE OF ADVANCE CARE PLAN IN NURSING HOME RESIDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 368-368
Author(s):  
N.J. Van Den Noortgate ◽  
R. Piers ◽  
R. Botterman ◽  
L. Van den Block
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Advance Care Plan ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
Severity Of Dementia

Persistence of Racial Disparities in Advance Care Plan Documents Among Nursing Home Residents

2002 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 378-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard B. Degenholtz ◽  
Robert A. Arnold ◽  
Alan Meisel ◽  
Judith R. Lave
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Advance Care Plan ◽  
Advance Care

Erratum: Hearing Levels among Elderly Nursing Home Residents

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Schow ◽  
Michael A. Nerbonne
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Male And Female

In the February 1980 issue of this journal, the report by Ronald L. Schow and Michael A. Nerbonne ("Hearing Levels Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents") contains an error. On page 128, the labels "Male" and "Female" in Table 2 should be reversed.

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