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Public Policy Institute
The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act
How the law established resident rights and quality standards for nursing homes nationwide, and defined the state survey and certification process to enforce the standards, are reviewed in this AARP P ... More
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July 20, 2011
Nursing Homes
Nursing homes provide a broad range of long-term care services designed to assist people who have functional or cognitive limitations. Increasingly, they are also providing skilled nursing and therap ... More
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June 21, 2010
In Brief: Training Programs for Certified Nursing Assistants
The link between good quality care for nursing home residents and a stable, well-trained certified nursing assistant (CNA) workforce is examined in this succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP P ... More
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June 18, 2010
In Brief: Nursing Home Liability Insurance: An Overview
A short summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Bernadette Wright examines the nature and extent of problems with the cost and availability of nursing home liability insurance ... More
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May 11, 2010
Federal and State Enforcement of the 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act
Inadequate implementation has seriously limited the 1987 law's effectiveness. In this brief overview, Bernadette Wright of AARP's Public Policy Institute outlines quality of care problems in nursing h ... More
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May 11, 2010
Termination and Closure of Poor Quality Nursing Homes: What Are the Options?
The closing of seven nursing homes as a consequence of their losing Medicare/Medicaid funding for failing to meet federal standards is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Eric ... More
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May 11, 2010
The Nursing Home Workforce: Certified Nurse Assistants
Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) are the principal caregivers in nursing homes. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet, Steven Gregory provides an overview of CNAs' working conditions, curre ... More
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May 11, 2010
Nursing Homes
An overview of U.S. nursing homes, with information about resident characteristics, capacity, utilization, cost and regulation. An AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Sheel M. Pandya and the In ... More
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May 11, 2010
Nursing Home Liability Insurance: An Overview
The nature and extent of problems with the cost and availability of nursing home liability insurance, the causes of these problems, and proposed solutions are examined in this AARP Public Policy Insti ... More
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May 11, 2010
In Brief: An Overview of Nursing Home Quality Indicators, Their Uses and Limitations
A short summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which the development and use of quality indicators in nursing homes is explained by Barbara Manard, Ph.D. who discusses the potentia ... More
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May 11, 2010
