A national study involving researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife and Brown University looked at lower extremity fractures among long-stay nursing center residents, and found differences that suggest prevention strategies should differ for hip and non-hip fractures.
Nursing center leaders seeking to reduce hospital transfers may want to consider the type of influenza vaccine they offer their residents, according to research from Brown University. Flu is one of the leading causes of avoidable hospitalizations.
Research led by Dr. Kali Thomas at Brown University shows a slight growth in the share of home health being delivered in assisted living between 2012 and 2014.
Research examining the nature and degree of hospitals’ efforts to collaborate with skilled nursing centers found that collaboration is associated with positive outcomes for people transitioning from hospitals to nursing centers.
In October 2018, Q&I received a National Institute on Aging award to transition from a one-year pilot to a four-year pragmatic trial of an individualized music program among persons with dementia residing in nursing centers.
A Center for Gerontology & Healthcare Research team led by Dr. Vincent Mor examined the nature and degree of hospitals’ efforts to collaborate with skilled nursing centers and associated patient outcomes. They found that collaboration is associated with positive outcomes for people transitioning from hospitals to nursing centers.
Q&I and Hebrew SeniorLife researchers have identified criteria to determine which non-drug dementia interventions are ready for testing in pragmatic trials.
Q&I Director Vince Mor and colleagues published a paper in the September 2017 issue of Lancet Respiratory Medicine presenting the results of a cluster-randomized trial of high-dose influenza (flu) vaccine.
