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The Impact of a Guardianship Social Worker on Inpatient Time-To-Guardianship and Costs: Preliminary Findings by McIntosh, Nathalie, VandenBergh, Lara, Mills, Whitney L.

“…Unrepresented patients who lack decision-making capacity can remain in hospitals for weeks awaiting guardianship and subsequent discharge, resulting in…”
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Preparing Long-Term Care Staff to Meet the Needs of Aging Persons With Serious Mental Illness by Muralidharan, Anjana, Mills, Whitney L., Evans, Denise R., Fujii, Daryl, Molinari, Victor

“…Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI; schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective psychoses) are increasingly aging into older adulthood and are…”
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A New National Strategy for Hunger, Nutrition and Health: a GOURMET Menu for Heart Failure by Hummel, SCOTT L., WININGER, MICHAEL, THOMAS, KALI S., MILLS, WHITNEY L., HUANG, YUAN

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A Spotlight on Adaptation: Preimplementation of Montessori-Based Activity Programming in Long-Term Care Using the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications-Enhanced (FRAME) by Madrigal, Caroline, Mills, Whitney L, Keleher, Virginia C, Pimentel, Camilla B, Hartmann, Christine W, Snow, A Lynn, Camp, Cameron, Hilgeman, Michelle M

“…Abstract Background and Objectives Effectively adapting evidence-based interventions for nursing home (NH) implementation is a critical, yet underexamined,…”
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Assessing Social Functioning During COVID-19 and Beyond: Tools and Considerations for Nursing Home Staff by Madrigal, Caroline, Bower, Emily, Simons, Kelsey, Gillespie, Suzanne M., Van Orden, Kimberly, Mills, Whitney L.

“…Social functioning is defined as how a person operates in their unique social environment (ie, engagement in activities, connectedness with others, and…”
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A Paucity of Data on Veterans 65 and Older and Risk of Suicide: A Systematic Review by Sullivan, Jennifer L., Simons, Kelsey V., Mills, Whitney L., Hilgeman, Michelle M., Freytes, Ivette M., Morin, Ruth T., Bower, Emily S., Clark, Ryan, Byers, Amy L.

“…•What is the primary question addressed in this study? What are the risk and protective factors related to suicide outcomes among older veterans 65 years of…”
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Adapting Strategies for Optimal Intervention Implementation in Nursing Homes: A Formative Evaluation by Pimentel, Camilla B, Mills, Whitney L, Snow, Andrea Lynn, Palmer, Jennifer A, Sullivan, Jennifer L, Wewiorski, Nancy J, Hartmann, Christine W

“…Abstract Background and Objectives Nursing homes pose unique challenges for implementation of research and quality improvement (QI). We previously demonstrated…”
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Technology-Driven Interventions for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review by Godwin, Kyler M., Mills, Whitney L., Anderson, Jane A., Kunik, Mark E.

“…Caregiving for a person with dementia can lead to physical and psychological morbidity. Technology-driven interventions hold the promise of convenient,…”
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Physical Function Assessment of Older Veterans With Serious Mental Illness by Browne, Julia, Elbogen, Eric B., Mueser, Kim T., Rudolph, James L., Wu, Wen-Chih, Philip, Noah S., Mills, Whitney L., Sloane, Richard, Hall, Katherine S.

“…•What is the primary question addressed by this study? This study characterized the physical function of older veterans with serious mental illness across…”
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Impact of Intervention to Improve Nursing Home Resident–Staff Interactions and Engagement by Hartmann, Christine W, Mills, Whitney L, Pimentel, Camilla B, Palmer, Jennifer A, Allen, Rebecca S, Zhao, Shibei, Wewiorski, Nancy J, Sullivan, Jennifer L, Dillon, Kristen, Clark, Valerie, Berlowitz, Dan R, Snow, Andrea Lynn

“…Abstract Background and Objectives For nursing home residents, positive interactions with staff and engagement in daily life contribute meaningfully to quality…”
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Causes and Prevalence of Unplanned Readmissions After Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Li, Linda T., Mills, Whitney L., White, Donna L., Li, Alexa, Gutierrez, Amanda M., Berger, David H., Naik, Aanand D.

“…A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the current literature was conducted to compare the overall and cause‐specific readmission rates after colorectal…”
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VA social workers identify factors predictive of enrollment and variability in Veterans' access to aid and attendance benefits by Kennedy, Katherine A., Corneau, Emily, Rickard, Taylor, Mills, Whitney L., Thomas, Kali S.

“…The Aid and Attendance (A&A) benefit is a cash entitlement for Veterans who served in the U.S. military to obtain personal care services. Our objective was to…”
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The Association Between Preference Satisfaction and Satisfaction with Overall Care for Nursing Home Residents by Madrigal, Caroline, Mogle, Jacqueline, Abbott, Katherine, Mills, Whitney L., Fick, Donna M., Scanlon, Dennis, Behrens, Liza, Eshraghi, Karen, VanHaitsma, Kimberly

“…The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mandate the provision of person-centered care (PCC), but there is limited evidence on how PCC impacts nursing…”
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Equity and Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Residents: Lessons Learned from the Initial Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI) by Hilgeman, Michelle M., Haigh, Sylvia V., Western, Elizabeth, Varnado, Nicole, Bishop, Teddy K., Key, Jamie, Hollingsworth, David W., Stevens, Amanda, Wilkins, Jessica, Zaneski, Linda, McGriff, Tanisha, Mills, Whitney L.

“…Most older adults with lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, transgender, and related identities (LGBTQ+) are concerned about receiving lower-quality…”
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Nursing Home Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Quality Improvement Intervention by Mills, Whitney L., Pimentel, Camilla B., Snow, A. Lynn, Allen, Rebecca S., Wewiorski, Nancy J., Palmer, Jennifer A., Clark, Valerie, Roland, Therasia M., McDannold, Sarah E., Hartmann, Christine W.

“…Quality improvement (QI) may be a promising approach for staff to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. However, little is known about the challenges…”
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Trends and geographic differences in social work telehealth utilization by Hua, Cassandra L, Halladay, Christopher W., Rudolph, James L, Celardo, Caitlin, Heyworth, Leonie, Harmon, Alita R., Mills, Whitney L., Cornell, Portia Y.

“…We plotted trends in social work telehealth use among Veterans in a U.S. national social work staffing program and examined the relationship between geographic…”
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Patient experience with discharge instructions in postdischarge recovery: a qualitative study by Horstman, Molly J, Mills, Whitney L, Herman, Levi I, Cai, Cecilia, Shelton, George, Qdaisat, Tareq, Berger, David H, Naik, Aanand D

“…ObjectivesWe examined the role of discharge instructions in postoperative recovery for patients undergoing colorectal surgery and report themes related to…”
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Care Transitions to the Community From Veterans Affairs Nursing Homes: Experiences of Social Connection and Disconnection by Simons, Kelsey V., Bower, Emily S., Gillespie, Suzanne M., Mills, Whitney L.

“…This study aimed to further knowledge of older Veterans’ experiences with transitioning to the community from Veterans Affairs nursing homes (Community Living…”
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Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program by Browne, Julia, Elbogen, Eric B, Mueser, Kim T, Rudolph, James L, Wu, Wen Chih, Philip, Noah S, Mills, Whitney L, Young, Alexander S, Sloane, Richard, Hall, Katherine S

“…Older adults with serious mental illness (SMI) have compromised physical function that could be improved with exercise; however, retention in exercise programs…”
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Improving safety and preventing falls using an evidence-based, front-line staff huddling practice: protocol for a pragmatic trial to increase quality of care in State Veterans Homes by Nash, Princess, Clark, Valerie, McConnell, Eleanor, Mills, Whitney, Morgan, Robert, Pimentel, Camilla, Ritchey, Katherine, Levy, Cari, Snow, A Lynn, Hartmann, Christine

“…IntroductionFalls in nursing homes are a major cause for decreases in residents’ quality of life and overall health. This study aims to reduce resident falls…”
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