Pros and cons of using paid feeding assistants in nursing homes
Pros and cons of using paid feeding assistants in nursing homes
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DOI：
10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.04.009
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发表时间：
2004-05-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Remsburg, RE
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作者：
Remsburg, RE
最近，医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS），由于居民的敏锐度不断提高，人员短缺，以及高周转率，使得养老院难以为在用餐时间需要最小帮助的居民提供足够的喂养援助，开始允许护理设施使用单一任务的工人在用餐时间提供帮助。本文介绍了使用单任务工作人员提供喂养援助营养风险居民在6个月的临床研究，旨在评估实施自助餐计划的有效性和可行性，在学术长期护理设施。
Recently the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), citing increasing resident acuity, staffing shortages, and high turnover rates that make it difficult for nursing homes to provide adequate feeding assistance to residents who need minimal help at mealtimes, began allowing nursing facilities to use single-task workers to provide assistance during mealtimes. This article describes the use of single-task workers to provide feeding assistance to nutritionally at-risk residents during a 6-month clinical study designed to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of implementing a buffet-dining program in an academic long-term care facility.