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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)"”.
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Assessment of the Measurement Properties of the NHCAHPS Family Survey: A Rasch Scaling Approach
… as a consistent dimension of quality that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are required to assess and report. The SNF setting has not yet been mandated to implement CAHPS for Nursing Homes (NHCAHPS). Given the critical implications (e.g., comparisons of SNFs on NHCAHPS scores) and …
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Training Program for Occupational Therapists Working with Skilled Caregivers in Skilled Nursing Facilities
… with dementia (IwD) are often referred to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for around-the-clock care to receive support for their everyday challenges brought on by dementia symptoms. Although certified nursing assistants (CNAs) help IwD with everyday self-care tasks, they frequently lack …
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Supporting Dining Occupations for Dementia Residents in Skilled Nursing Facilities
<p>Dementia Friendly Dining provides skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) with a practice guideline and training resources for caregivers. The program is informed by existing research on environmental modifications, both physical and social, to enhance the occupations of feeding, eating, and dining …
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Occupation-Based Volunteer Training Program to Increase Social Engagement for Residents with Dementia in Skilled Nursing Facilities
… is increasing, and IwD are often admitted into skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) due to greater need for care (Alzheimer’s Association, 2020b). Admittance leads to social isolation as a result of decreased engagement in co-occupations. Co-occupations are occupations, or meaningful activities …
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Virtual Visitation: Promoting Social Occupations in Dementia Care
<p>Approximately two thirds of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) residents in the United States have some form of cognitive impairment such as dementia (Gaugler, et.al, 2014). Care practices in SNFs highlighting safety and therapeutic exercises may further isolate and decrease social opportunities, …
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Examination of discharge settings and readmission rates following hospitalization for total knee arthroplasty
… TKA discharged to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). The other two common post-acute settings include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and home- and community-based rehabilitation. We used Medicare data from beneficiaries who received TKA to examine 1) time trends in hospital …
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Occupation-Based CNA Program to Build Caregiver Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Dementia Care
<p>Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are primary caregivers to individuals with dementia (IwD) who reside in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). CNAs are also expected to know how to provide person-centered and occupation-based care while managing challenging behaviors of IwD without formal …
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Examining Readiness for Patients and Their Companions to Transfer From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Saudi Arabia
… in Saudi Arabia for transfer from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). It aimed to identify factors that influence this readiness and provide suggestions for making transitions easier.</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Maintaining chronic patients' ability to transition from …
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Using Matching Methods From Both Fisher's Experimental Design and Rubin's Causal Model to Compare Between Two Medical Facilities with Extremely Skewed Number of Subjects
… the problem of comparison between a two medical facilities' with extremely skewed sample sizes from non-experimental study. The data came from a study of rehabilitation interventions with patients diagnosed with cardiac and pulmonary issues who received treatment either in inpatient …