Social Service Staffing and Quality of Care Outcomes in US Nursing Homes
Examine the association between social service staffing intensity and resident quality of care outcomes in US nursing homes.
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The Minimum Data Set (MDS 3.0) for nursing home (NH) residents contains data collected at regular intervals that are vital to pragmatic research studies.
Allison R. Heid • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Molly Noble • Katherine M. Abbott
Breaking Silos in Caregiving Research: Toward Unified Measures Across the Lifespan
The number of caregivers is increasing globally making it imperative that we better understand the impact of caregiving and identify methods to address caregiver needs and health.
Kate Perepezko • Beth Fields
Nursing Home ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúhip Turnover and Its Association With Star Ratings and Consumer Satisfaction
Nursing home administrator (NHA) and director of nursing (DON) are the 2 key leadership positions in nursing homes (NHs) and play an important role in delivering high-quality long-term care services.
Christopher Brunt • John R. Bowblis • Jenny Kwon • Huiwen Xu
Attendance and Perceived Need for Caregiver Support Services: Implications for Emotional Wellbeing
This study explores the differences in emotional well-being associated with: attending caregiver support services and the perceived need for caregiver support services.
Heather L. Menne • Tochukwu J. Okolie
Attendance and Perceived Need for Caregiver Support Services: Implications for Emotional Wellbeing
This study explores the differences in emotional well-being associated with: attending caregiver support services and the perceived need for caregiver support services.
Tochukwu J. Okolie • Heather L. Menne
Nursing homes have historically struggled to maintain adequate nurse staffing.
Nursing homes (NH) are mandated to provide person-centered care (PCC).
Karen Eshraghi • Allison R. Heid • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Katherine M. Abbott
The Individualized Positive Psychosocial Intervention (IPPI) is an evidence-based program that engages people living with dementia (PLWD) in brief (i.e. 10 minute) one-to-one preference-based...
Amy Kotterman • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Katherine M. Abbott • Allison R. Heid • Molly Noble
Medicaid Payments and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer Disease Special Care Units
Are more generous Medicaid payments associated with a decrease in racial and ethnic disparities in the availability of Alzheimer disease special care units in nursing homes?
John R. Bowblis • Huiwen Xu
We implemented a pilot embedded pragmatic clinical trial of the evidence-based Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) program for people living with dementia (PLWD) in nursing homes.
Amy Kotterman • Katherine M. Abbott • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Allison R. Heid • Molly Noble
Nursing Home Staffing Expenditures and Levels are Impaired by High Medicaid Payer-Mix
Medicaid is the primary payer for most nursing home residents and reimburses below the cost of care, limiting the ability of nursing homes to increase staffing levels.
Christopher Brunt • John R. Bowblis
To assess cost-effective strategies to reduce nurse aide turnover, this study examines the relationship between turnover and compensation, including wage rates, spending on fringe benefits, and spe...
John R. Bowblis • Robert A. Applebaum • Christopher Brunt
The purpose of this paper is to describe the pre-implementation process utilized to identify potential substantive barriers and facilitators to implementing the Individualized Positive Psychosocial...
Molly Noble • Amy Kotterman • Jerry H Gurwitz • Katherine M. Abbott • Heather L. Menne • Kimberly Van Haitsma
Impact of adult day service on long-term care placement: A scoping review
Cognitive decline and dementia account for the highest number of cognitive disabilities, functional limitations, chronic healthcare conditions, and long-term care needs among older adults aged 65 a...
Heather L. Menne • Kingsley C. Udeh
Little work has explored how pragmatic data (i.e., usual care delivery data) can be used as an indicator of preference-based care delivery in nursing homes (NH) and how we can link these data to he...
The National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP) is collected for programs funded by Title III of the Older Americans Act (OAA; i.e., case management, congregate meals, home-deliver...
Heather L. Menne • Tochukwu J. Okolie
Little is known about how preference-based care impacts nursing home (NH) residents’ well-being over time.
Nahida Akter • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Michael J. Rovine • Allison R. Heid • Katherine M. Abbott • Karen Eshraghi
To Opt-In or Opt-Out? The Choice Behind Financial Alignment for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries in Ohio
Eleven states implemented the Financial Alignment Initiative (FAI) to better align and care for beneficiaries eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
Heather R. Reece • Katherine M. Abbott • John R. Bowblis • Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston) • Athena Koumoutzis • Robert A. Applebaum
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Molly Noble • Heather L. Menne • Sara J. McLaughlin
The Intersection of Successful Aging and Family Caregiving
For the millions of older adults who rely on the support of a family caregiver, successful aging is not an individual achievement but a cooperative process between a care receiver and a caregiver.
Beth Fields • Kate Perepezko • Michael Reese Wittke • Yijung Kim • Lauren R. Bangerter
The Intersection of Successful Aging and Family Caregiving
For the millions of older adults who rely on the support of a family caregiver, successful aging is not an individual achievement but a cooperative process between a care receiver and a caregiver.
Yijung Kim • Beth Fields • Lauren R. Bangerter • Michael Reese Wittke • Kate Perepezko
Digital health interventions show potential to increase caregivers’ access to psychosocial care; however, it is unclear to what extent existing interventions may need to be tailored to meet c...
Julie Klinger • Daniel J Buysse • Kate Perepezko • Jillian V Glazer • Kelly Shaffer • Heidi Donovan • Meghan K Mattos • Lee M Ritterband
The Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) is an evidence-based program that supports engaging people living with dementia and their care partners in the nursing home (NH).
Molly Noble • Katherine M. Abbott • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Cassandra Keiser
This study assessed the readiness of The Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) program in the nursing home (NH) setting from the perspective of NH providers implementing the IPPI.
Katherine M. Abbott • Miranda C. Kunkel • Cassandra Keiser • Nahida Akter • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Kamryn Kasler • Alexis Talmage
Addressing the care needs, health, and well-being of family caregivers (e.g., spouses, partners, siblings, friends, neighbors, kin, and others) in the United States is a public health priority.
Beth Fields • Kate Perepezko • Blair P. Golden • Mary Wyman
Family caregivers may be at particular risk for social isolation and loneliness.
Heather L. Menne • Claire Pendergrast
Associations between Complaints and Organizational Characteristics among Ohio Nursing Homes
In recent years, Ohio nursing homes (NHs) have received an increasing number of complaints.
Xiao Qiu • Jenny Kwon • Robert A. Applebaum • Katherine M. Abbott • Jane Straker
The Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) is a non-pharmacological, person-centered, intervention for nursing home (NH) residents living with moderate to severe dementia.
Katherine M. Abbott • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Alexandra Heppner • Kamryn Kasler
Adult Children’s Migration and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Nepali Adults
Traditionally, adult children have served as primary caretakers and providers for older Nepali adults.
Devendra Raj Singh • Sara J. McLaughlin • Hannah McCarren • Dhirendra Nath • Saruna Ghimire • Janardan Subedi
Nepal’s low fertility rate and increasing life expectancy have resulted in a burgeoning older population.
Deepak Sharma • Ranju Kumari Mehta • Sabuj Kanti Mistry • Jennifer M. Kinney • Shoko Saito • Binod Rayamajhee • Saruna Ghimire • Aman Shrestha • Suresh Mehta • Uday Narayan Yadav
Effects of Caregiver Sleep Disturbances on Relationship Quality With Their Care Recipient
Sleep problems are highly prevalent and disruptive for caregivers.
Kate Perepezko • Natalie Rolle • Beth Fields • Kelly Shaffer • Scott Beach
Greene County Council on Aging: 2021 Community Survey Findings
Read the survey results conducted to gain better understanding of the needs and interests of older Greene County residents. The Greene County Council on Aging partnered with the Scripps Gerontology...
Presentation - Choosing Home Care Services
We aim to set up the right home care service for you or your loved one and hope to bring you peace of mind.
Quanhong Cho Qiu
With a Little Help From My Friends and Family: Transportation and Caregiving Hours
This study explored how caregiver transportation assistance and care recipient driving frequency are associated with caregiving hours.
Jonathon M. Vivoda • Jiawei Cao • Athena Koumoutzis
Some communities across the nation are utilizing alternative funding sources to better support home and community-based services for older adults.
Pamela S. Mayberry • Athena Koumoutzis • Robert A. Applebaum • Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston)
Presentation - Sleep & Dementia: Why Sleep Matters and How to Improve It
Among people living with dementia, sleep is important in slowing cognitive decline, preventing injuries, promoting a better mood, reducing negative interpersonal interactions, and helping balance t...
Julia Larimer
Presentation - Our Family Our Way: A New Resource for Caregiving Families
The Scripps Gerontology Center released Our Family, Our Way, a communication and care coordination resource developed to help families think and talk about caregiving.
Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston)
This study explores the experiences of bereaved lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older women to understand perspectives regarding advance care planning communication between clinicians, patients, a...
Kate de Medeiros • Leah M. Janssen • Valerie Flores (Valerie Kessler) • Susan Enguidanos
This study implemented an online survey of family members or friends of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) from April 28 to June 19, 2020, using convenience sampling.
Mi Sun Choi • Jane Straker
Marital quality, gender, and later-life depressive symptom trajectories
This study analyzed six waves of data (2006–2016) from the Health and Retirement Study (n = 4,342) to examine how marital quality is associated with depressive symptom trajectories among a gr...
Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda • Takashi Yamashita • J. Scott Brown
Intergenerational ambivalence and loneliness in later life
Previous work has explored the links between intergenerational ambivalence and other indicators of well‐being but has not examined loneliness.
J. Scott Brown • Cassandra L. Hua • Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda
The family experience in long-term care during the COVID-19 visitation restriction
This report provides results from an online survey of families with residents in long-term care settings during the COVID-19 suspension of visiting to facilities.
Mi Sun Choi • Jane Straker
This study investigated the effect of informal caregiving on all-cause mortality across 12 longitudinal population-based studies (seven United States; five international: United Kingdom, Northern I...
Jennifer M. Kinney • J. Scott Brown • Mahdie Rajabi Rostami • Nader Mehri
Driving status and religious service attendance among older Americans
This study investigated the relationship between driving status and religious service attendance among older Americans and how the perceived importance of religion influences the relationship.
Sara J. McLaughlin • Jonathon M. Vivoda • Cathleen M. Connell • Karen M. Brown
This report highlights the development, implementation, and evaluation of a guide designed to facilitate family communication about care and support.
Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston) • Erin Kelly • Nytasia M. Hicks • Kathryn McGrew
Family involvement in the nursing home and perceived resident quality of life
This study focuses on the relationship between family involvement and family perceptions of nursing home residents’ quality of life (QOL).
Karen J. Ishler • Amy Restorick Roberts
The Caregiver Toolbox: Evaluation of a Workshop for Informal Caregivers
This report is an evaluation of a face-to-face group workshop designed for informal caregivers of older adults provided by the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging.
Jane Straker • Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston)
Unpaid Caregivers: Growing Demand and Limited Supply
Several recent studies indicate that the supply of informal caregivers is declining and this change in potential support could have major policy implications.
Shahla Mehdizadeh
This brief describes the pilot implementation and evaluation of OMA For One (OMA41).
Joan Fopma-Loy
Remembering the person in person-centered residential dementia care
Although person-centered care is aimed at tailoring care to the biological, behavioral, biographical, and social needs of an individual, there is often little discussion about exactly who is the pe...
Kate de Medeiros • Jennifer M. Kinney
Generative acts of people with dementia in a long-term care setting
Although generativity is used as a central cultural construct within life course theory to illustrate how older persons create interpersonal ties, it is also tied to key concepts in social exchange...
Kate de Medeiros
Patients with dementia may be unable to describe their symptoms, and caregivers frequently suffer emotional burden that can interfere with judgment of the patient's behavior.
Kate de Medeiros
Childless Elders in Assisted Living: Findings from the Maryland Assisted Living Study
We compared data drawn from a random sample of 399 current assisted living (AL) residents and a subsample of 222 newly admitted residents for two groups: childless AL residents and AL residents wit...
Kate de Medeiros
Assessing the Quality of Caregiver Support Services
The project’s primary objective was to design and test an outcome-focused system for quality monitoring of caregiver-support services based largely on input from caregivers themselves.
Kathryn McGrew • Suzanne R. Kunkel • Shawn Davis • Robert A. Applebaum • Ian Matt Nelson
This report describes the evaluation of the Council on Aging Learning Advantages program; a training program for informal caregivers.
Jane Straker • Dawn Carr • Ian Matt Nelson
Real choices: A caregiver respite strategy for the state of Ohio
The purpose of Real Choices: A Caregiver Respite Strategy For The State of Ohio was to determine the feasibility of restructuring the PASSPORT program to achieve caregiver respite.
Shahla Mehdizadeh • Kathryn McGrew • William Ciferri
Reprinted from Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 18, no. 3., C. Wellin & D.J. Jaffe, In Search of "Personal Care": Challenges to Identity Support in Residential Care for Elders with Cogn...
Chris Wellin • Dale J. Jaffe
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