NURSING ASSISTANTS' PERCEPTIONS OF BARRIERS TO NUTRITION CARE FOR RESIDENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 216-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neva L. Crogan ◽  
Jill A. Shultz
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Nutrition Care ◽  
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.

Food and Nutrition Care in Long-Term Care Facilities: Examining the Perspectives of Frontline Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Blumberg ◽  
Charles Feldman ◽  
Douglas Murray ◽  
Nechama Burnes ◽  
Debra Murawski
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Nutrition Care ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Workshops to Teach State-Tested Nursing Assistants About End-of-Life Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 647-648
Author(s):  
Kimberly Ogle
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Eol Care

Abstract Given that almost 25 percent of U.S. deaths occur annually in long-term care facilities (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017), it’s imperative that frontline workers are given training and support they need to deliver good, person-centered care at the end of life. Inadequate end-of-life (EOL) care may lead to unrelieved suffering and undignified deaths (Bukki, Neuhaus, Paa, 2016). Furthermore, nursing staffs have knowledge gaps and low confidence regarding end-of-life care and they may underestimate its complexity (Pfister, Markett & Muller, 2013). With the growing population of older adults, improving end-of-life care in long- term care facilities needs to be a priority. This research explored the needs of State Tested Nursing Assistants (STNAs) working in long-term care and their knowledge regarding EOL care. Based on the findings of this research, workshops were developed to better educate the STNAs regarding care of the dying and to enhance the EOL care for long term residents.

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