Incentivizing high nursing home staffing levels in the U.S. could result in 6,142 fewer hospitalizations each year, according to a study published Jan. 16 in JAMA Health Forum.  The study was ...
SNF capacity drops post-pandemic by 5% nationwide, linked to staffing shortages and affecting hospital discharge outcomes, per JAMA study.
Though the U.S. population is aging, nursing home capacity has declined nationwide since the COVID-19 pandemic began. According to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, one quarter of ...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can spread rapidly within skilled nursing facilities. After identification of a case of Covid-19 in a skilled nursing facility, ...