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1“...Background: There is inconclusive evidence that nursing home caregiver staffing characteristics influence quality of care. In this research, the relationship...”
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2“...Background: Using a national longitudinal sample of nursing homes residents (N = 264,068), we examine whether physical restraint use contributes to subsequent...”
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3by Travers, Jasmine L., MS Stone, Patricia W., PhD Bjarnadottir, Ragnhildur I., MPH Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Monika, PhD Castle, Nicholas G., PhD Herzig, Carolyn T.A., PhD Published in American journal of infection control (2016)“...Highlights • Nursing homes are not meeting national resident influenza vaccination goals of ≥90%. • Staff vaccination polices were not associated with resident...”
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4by Wagner, Laura M., PhD, RN Roup, Brenda J., PhD, RN, CIC Castle, Nicholas G., PhD Published in American journal of infection control (2014)“...Background Health care-associated infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in US nursing homes (NHs). The objective of the research is to...”
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5“...Background: In this study, we examine factors associated with the search, selection, and satisfaction of residents and family members in assisted living...”
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6by Castle, Nicholas G Engberg, John Liu, Darren Published in Quality & safety in health care (01.06.2007)“...Background: Currently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report on 15 Quality Measures (QMs) on the Nursing Home Compare (NHC) website. It is...”
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7by Castle, Nicholas G., PhD Wagner, Laura M., PhD, RN Ferguson-Rome, Jamie C., MHA Men, Aiju, MS Handler, Steven M., MD, MS, CMD Published in American journal of infection control (2011)“...Background This study examined the deficiency citation for infection control (ie, F-Tag 441). This information represents potential problems in infection...”
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8by Castle, Nicholas G Published in Journal of applied gerontology (01.08.2008)“...In this research, the author reviewed 70 studies that had examined the relationship between staffing levels and quality in nursing homes (covering the years...”
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9by Nicholas G. Castle Steven M. Handler Laura M. Wagner Published in Research in Gerontological Nursing (-)“...Prescription drug misuse among older adults includes inappropriate and harmful use of these drugs. In this study, prescription drug misuse in assisted living...”
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10“...In this commentary, we examine nursing home quality and indicators that have been used to measure nursing home quality. A brief review of the history of...”
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11“...Objective. The influence staffing levels, turnover, worker stability, and agency staff had on quality of care in nursing homes was examined. Data Sources/Study...”
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12by NICHOLAS G. CASTLE JAMIE C. FERGUSON KEVIN HUGHES Published in Journal of health and human services administration (01.04.2009)“...We provide a review of ways in which top managers of nursing homes can provide or impact the humanistic component of care provided in their facilities. We...”
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13by Castle, Nicholas G Published in The Gerontologist (01.12.2011)“...Objective: The association of consistent assignment of nurse aides (NAs) with quality of care and quality of life of nursing home residents is examined (using...”
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14“...Purpose: In this work, the association between nurse aide (NA) plus licensed practical nurse (LPN) and registered nurse (RN) turnover and quality indicators in...”
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15by Castle, Nicholas G Published in Journal of elder abuse & neglect (01.10.2012)“...Information on the scale and scope of resident-to-resident abuse, including verbal, physical, material, psychological, and sexual abuse, is presented. Nursing...”
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16by Castle, Nicholas G Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01.07.2008)“...I examined evacuation plans from 2134 nursing homes and analyzed national data to determine the types of nursing homes cited for deficiencies in their...”
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17“...Weak empirical evidence exists showing that nursing home staffing levels influence quality of care. We propose that weak findings have resulted in many prior...”
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18by Castle, Nicholas G Engberg, John Anderson, Ruth Men, Aiju Published in The Gerontologist (01.04.2007)“...The relationship between job satisfaction of nurse aides and intent to leave and actual turnover after 1 year is examined. Data came from a random sample of 72...”
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19by Castle, Nicholas G Hyer, Kathryn Harris, John A Engberg, John“...Abstract Background and Objectives The association of nurse aide retention with three quality indicators is examined. Retention is defined as the proportion of...”
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20“...In this analysis, the association of nurse aide absenteeism with quality is examined. Absenteeism is the failure of nurse aides to report for work when they...”