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GENERAL PRACTITIONERS ARE NOT INFORM CONCERNING MEDICINE CRUSHING IN NURSING HOMES

N. Boussier, M-E. Rougé-Bugat, J. Dupouy, A. Stillmunkès, S. Bismuth, Y. Rolland, B. Vellas, S. Oustric

Jour Nursing Home Res 2015;1:73-76

Background: Behavioural disorders or swallowing difficulties result in delivery of medication in crushed form for more than 30% of older people living in the community and 23% in the nursing home (NH). This practice can results in poor efficacy of the treatment. Based on the recommendations from the French National Authority for Health, general practitioners (GP) should be informed when their patient’s pills are crushed by the nurses. Our aim was to assess knowledge of general practitioner on medication delivered in crushed form to their patients in NH settings. Materials and method: A survey of practice was send in January and February 2013 to 63 coordinating physicians (CPs) working in 63 NH in the south of France. Self-administered questionnaire were sent. The subject of the questionnaire was information given to general practitioners (GPs) and medicine-crushing practices in NH. Results: Sixteen CPs (25.4%) agree to participate. Nine of them (56.3%) reported that they did not tell GPs about medicine crushing. Only one CP reported that his NH had a written protocol of information for GPs. However, no CP reported having a written protocol on medicine crushing. Only one CP reported that the reason for crushing medicine was systematically reported by the nurses of the NH in the charts. Conclusion: Despite national guidance, CPs reported that they did not frequently inform attending GPs when medicines were crushed.

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N. Boussier ; M-E. Rougé-Bugat ; J. Dupouy ; A. Stillmunkès ; S. Bismuth ; Y. Rolland ; B. Vellas ; S. Oustric (2015): General practitioners are not inform concerning medicine crushing in nursing homes. The Journal of Nursing Home Research Science (JNHRS). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jnhrs.2015.14

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NURSING HOME RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP, 13-14 SEPTEMBER, 2018 •ROME, ITALY

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Abstracts (2018): NURSING HOME RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP, 13-14 SEPTEMBER, 2018 •ROME, ITALY. The Journal of Nursing Home Research Science (JNHRS). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jnhrs.2018.7

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COVID-19 EPIDEMIC IN THE NURSING HOMES IN BELGIUM

S. Gillain, J.-L. Belche, J.-F. Moreau

Jour Nursing Home Res 2020;6:40-42

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S. Gillain ; J.-L. Belche ; J.-F. Moreau (2020): COVID-19 epidemic in the Nursing Homes in Belgium. The Journal of Nursing Home Research Science (JNHRS). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jnhrs.2020.10

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WHAT IS THE “RIGHT” NUMBER OF NURSING HOME BEDS FOR POPULATION NEEDS? AN INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

D.M. Wilson, R.R. Brow, R. Playfair

Jour Nursing Home Res 2017;3:16-21

The need for nursing homes is increasing rapidly now with accelerating population aging and other socio-demographic developments. No indicators currently exist to specify the number of nursing home beds that should be available to meet population requirements. To meet this gap, descriptive-comparative information was gathered on the number of nursing home beds that exist in 10 Canadian provinces and 15 high-income countries and other relevant information. Major differences were found in bed numbers relative to population age structures, with a set of three median indicators (109.4, 17.5, and 4.5) developed to identify the mid-range number of citizens of all ages per nursing home bed, citizens aged 65+ per nursing home bed, and citizens aged 80+ per nursing home bed. Indicators such as these enable comparisons of actual to optimal. The devised set of three indicators should raise nursing attention to nursing home bed accessibility, and further policy and planning for the nursing home expansion required with population aging.

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D.M. Wilson ; R.R. Brow ; R. Playfair ; (2017): What is the “Right” Number of Nursing Home Beds for Population Needs? An Indicator Development Project. The Journal of Nursing Home Research Science (JNHRS). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jnhrs.2017.3

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NURSING HOME RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP WEDNESDAY 2ND & THURSDAY 3RD, DECEMBER, 2015 • TOULOUSE FRANCE

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