January 25, 2007
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Program Result Report
Mildred Adams moved into a Green House in Tupelo, Miss., in the spring of 2003. In her previous large, long-term care facility, she seldom spoke, was disengaged, and had stopped feeding herself.
April 27, 2011
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Program Result Report
Better Jobs Better Care supported changes in long-term-care policy and provider practices to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among the paraprofessionals who provide direct care to older adults and to improve the quality of that care.
April 25, 2011
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Program Result Report
The lead agency for the 40-member Pennsylvania coalition for the Better Jobs Better Care project divided the state into five regions in order to provide a local focus on long-term care worker issues in the large state.
April 25, 2010
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Program Result Report
North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs created a voluntary, special state license to recognize long-term-care providers who offered a supportive workplace for their direct-care staff. The project was part of Better Jobs Better Care.
December 1, 2002
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Program Result Report
The Jewish Center for Aged, a 275-bed long-term care facility in Chesterfield, Mo., established a restorative nursing program intended to enhance the safety and comfort of residents.
August 1, 2001
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Program Result Report
The New Jersey Department of Health and Social Services developed, implemented and tested a quality improvement program in 20 of New Jersey's approximately 360 nursing homes.
August 1, 2000
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Program Result Report
From 1995 to 1998, researchers at the Urban Institute conducted a study of the District of Columbia's 11 major acute-care facilities, focusing also on the Medicaid system and long-term care for the elderly.
November 1, 2000
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Program Result Report
From 1991 to 1996, researchers at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center compared outcomes among elderly patients in two types of health care settings.
December 1, 2000
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Program Result Report
Emory University School of Medicine assessed the prevalence of inadequate health literacy among patients presenting for outpatient acute care in two urban public hospitals, one in Atlanta and one in Los Angeles.
May 15, 2008
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Program Result Report
If anything defines the transformation created by the palliative care initiative at the Pines it is the shift in the way staff members view their role in caring for patients, and the results of their greater involvement.
