The likelihood of death on days of extreme heat is lower among residents of nursing homes with air conditioning than those without, a study finds.

Federal regulators could use a new measure of staffing adequacy to increase public pressure on nursing homes, even if a nationwide rule setting staffing minimums is defeated. A cadre of researchers — ...

Nursing home residents in facilities without air conditioned rooms faced higher odds of death on extreme heat days, while nursing homes with AC did not ...

In July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced significant changes to the Staffing Five-Star domain, impacting how staffing adjustments are made in relation to resident acuity.

In this case-crossover study, mortality was lower during extreme heat days in nursing homes with air conditioning (AC) compared to ...

Ashvin Gandhi ([email protected]) is an assistant professor at the University of California Los Angeles Anderson School of Management, in Los Angeles, California. Huizi Yu is an undergraduate student ...

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, as a recognized leader in education in nursing, is committed to innovation through research. The PhD in nursing is a ...