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Special Session

Abstract

In the US, there are almost 16,000 nursing homes across the country with approximately 1.5 million elderly residents living in them at any one time. Unfortunately, care is often suboptimal in these settings. An overview of a national mixed methods, interdisciplinary study aimed at identifying best practices will be presented.

Author Details

Patricia W. Stone, MPH, PhD, RN, FAAN, PhD, MPH, RN, Columbia University, Centennial Professor of Health Policy, New York, New York, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Homes, Quality Care, Team Science

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Improving care in nursing homes: A mixed-methods interdisciplinary study

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In the US, there are almost 16,000 nursing homes across the country with approximately 1.5 million elderly residents living in them at any one time. Unfortunately, care is often suboptimal in these settings. An overview of a national mixed methods, interdisciplinary study aimed at identifying best practices will be presented.