Nursing Homes

A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of elderly or disabled people. Nursing homes may also be referred to as skilled nursing facility (SNF), long-term care facilities, old people's homes, care homes, rest homes, convalescent homes or convalescent care. Often, these terms have slightly different meanings to indicate whether the institutions are public or private, and whether they provide mostly assisted living, or nursing care and emergency medical care. Nursing homes are used by people who do not need to be in a hospital, but cannot be cared for at home. The nursing home facility nurses have …

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McMaster Health Forum · 22 November 2024 English

Learning from the Experience of Accountable Care Organizations in the U.S.

Organizations Discharge Patients to Higher Quality Nursing Homes? Journal of Hospital Medicine 2019;14(5): 288-289


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …

care: home care, assisted living, and nursing homes 170 7.2 Nursing home ownership by province


CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 7 November 2024 English

This document explains the methodology associated with the collection and reporting of health spending data in CIHI’s National Health Expenditure Database (NHEX).

facilities include homes for the aged (such as nursing homes); facilities for persons with physical disabilities facilities include homes for the aged (such as nursing homes); facilities for persons with physical disabilities


FRQSC: Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture · 7 November 2024 French

Trois cas, qui représentent trois types de collectivités engagées dans le programme Municipalités amies des aînés (MADA), ont été sélectionnés dans le cadre de cette recherche : 1) le quartier …

Dupuis-Blanchard, S. et Gould, O. N. (2018). Nursing Homes Without Walls for Aging in Place. Canadian journal


NCCID: National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases · 5 November 2024 English

NACI: Statement on the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease in infants Burden of disease of respiratory syncytial virus in infants, young children and pregnant women and people 10 Mortality …

years of age and older who are residents of nursing homes and other chronic care facilities. (Strong Recommendation) individuals • People of any age who are residents of nursing homes and other chronic care facilities • Adults 65


ODPRN: Ontario Drug Policy Research Network · 1 November 2024 English

Number of Deaths Rate per 100,000 Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by age group, 2018-2024 Q2 250 200 Age Group 0-19 150 20-29 30-39 40-49 100 50-59 60-69 50 70+ …

off reserve or institutionalized populations (nursing homes, penitentiaries etc.) due to how the information


RNAO: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario · 11 October 2024 English

in Ontario. [...] Increase the compensation and education allowances for directors of care in nursing homes, and provide supports and resources to ensure safe and healthy workloads for nurses in these roles need to do better for those of us who need the care of Ontario’s nursing homes, for those who will need the care of Ontario’s nursing homes and for the health-care workers who are charged with the very important

education allowances for directors of care in nursing homes, and provide supports and resources to ensure solution to the staffing crisis in Ontario’s nursing homes. Assigning care responsibilities to RSWs involving of Ontario’s nursing homes, for those who will need the care of Ontario’s nursing homes and for the health-care of respect for those who reside in Ontario’s nursing homes and those who serve them, continues to insist


RNAO: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario · 10 October 2024 English

Therefore, we recommend that Bill 121 be amended to include a periodic review of the diploma program for registered practical nurses, the baccalaureate program for RNs, and the new education …

NPs to assume the medical director role in nursing homes 7. An expanded role for nursing care in retirement (2024). Medical director presence in U.S. nursing homes, 2017 – 2023. Journal of the American Geriatric


CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 10 October 2024 English

​Learn about payments to physicians, services provided and utilization. Data goes back to 1996–1997.

physicians for clinical services provided in nursing homes, correctional centres, detox centres and mental arrangements except for emergency departments, nursing homes and correctional centres.32 National Physician chronic care and convalescent hospitals and nursing homes, as well as psychiatric and obstetrical consultations holidays, requiring travel to offices, homes, nursing homes, outpatient and emergency departments; also


Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 9 October 2024

• Has the person had a reaction following a previous dose of Tdap or any of the constituents of these vaccines? Yes: Determine the nature and severity of the reaction. …

influenza. • People of any age who are residents of nursing homes and other chronic care facilities. • People


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