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July 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Motherhood can be daunting for low-income, first-time mothers. In 1977, David Olds, Ph.D., began developing a nurse home-visitation model designed to help these young women take better care of themselves and their babies.
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Pain is common among nursing home residents and a key 1990 study found that greater than 70 percent of residents reported pain. In the last 10 years, research has addressed various barriers to pain relief. This new study examined the communication o ...
June 18, 2003 | Story
Disparate local, state and federal agencies with public and private developers create affordable, assisted living residences for low-income tenants.
December 1, 2002 | 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.
January 25, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Green House(TM) is a model of skilled long-term care designed to transform traditional skilled nursing facilities into homes providing meaning and growth for the people who live and work in them.
January 25, 2007 | 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.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Fairview Foundation in Minneapolis created and evaluated Fairview Partners, an integrated health network of providers working together to improve the quality and delivery of health services to chronically ill nursing home patients.
February 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Evaluators at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center conducted a formal evaluation and a follow-up study of the 1982-1987 Teaching Nursing Home Program.
May 15, 2008 | 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.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Thomas's RWJF audience included program officer David C. Colby, Ph.D., a member of what was then the foundation's Supportive Services Team. The team's portfolio included long-term care, and Colby was on the lookout for promising new approaches that ...