An Examination of Special Focus Facility Nursing Homes

Autor/inn/en	Castle, Nicholas G.; Engberg, John
Titel	An Examination of Special Focus Facility Nursing Homes
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 50 (2010) 3, S.400-407 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
DOI	10.1093/geront/gnq008
Schlagwörter	Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Homes; Health Facilities; Research; Tests; Allied Health Personnel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krankenpflege; Sonderheim; Gesundheitszentrum; Forschung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen
Abstract	Purpose: Nursing facilities that are determined to have a greater number of quality problems, more serious problems than average, and a demonstrated pattern of quality problems are included in the Special Focus Facility (SFF) initiative. The purpose of this research was to provide descriptive information on these SFFs and to examine the quality characteristics of these facilities. Design and Methods: The 1997 through 2008 On-line Survey, Certification And Reporting data and 2003 through 2008 Nursing Home Compare data were used. Descriptive analyses, including t tests, were used to compare the 2 groups of facilities (i.e., SFF nursing facilities and non-SFF nursing facilities). Results: Staffing for registered nurses and nurse aides was lower in SFFs; all citations, quality of care citations, and J, K, and L citations were more frequent in SFFs; and quality indicators such as pressure ulcers and use of antipsychotic drugs were more prevalent in SFFs. Implications: SFF targeting would appear to be accurate with respect to nursing facilities having multiple poor quality issues and chronic poor quality. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10