"Nursing Homes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.
| Descriptor ID |
D009735
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.825.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Nursing Homes- Nursing Homes
- Homes, Nursing
- Home, Nursing
- Nursing Home
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nursing Homes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nursing Homes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nursing Homes" by people in Profiles.
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Quigley DD, Chastain AM, Ma HS, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Stone PW. Taking Action to Support Nursing Home Resident Well-Being: Perspectives of U.S. Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19. Gerontologist. 2024 Dec 17; 65(2).
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Wong CM, Como DH, Lekovitch C, Chew F, Leland NE. Nursing Home Staff Perspectives of the Benefits and Challenges of Providing Dementia Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Feb; 26(2):105411.
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Bae-Shaaw YH, Sood N, Shier V, Chew F, Como DH, Wong CM, Piersol CV, Lekovitch C, Strobel ML, Leland NE. Comparison of Team-Based and Problem-Based Approaches to Dementia Care in Nursing Homes and Their Effects on Resident Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Oct; 25(10):105217.
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Shier V, Bae-Shaaw YH, Sood N, Chew F, Wong CM, Como DH, Piersol CV, Lekovitch C, Morris M, Leland NE. A Cluster Randomized Trial: Mixed Methods Comparison of 2 Approaches to Promote Nonpharmacologic, Resident-Centered Dementia Care in Nursing Homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Oct; 25(10):105216.
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Como DH, Lekovitch C, Wong CM, Chew F, Bieber DC, Leland NE. Perspectives of Nursing Home Staff: Application of Dementia Training Approaches. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jan; 44(1):156-165.
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Dong S, Jutkowitz E, Giardina J, Bilinski A. Screening Strategies to Reduce COVID-19 Mortality in Nursing Homes. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Apr 05; 5(4):e240688.
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Piersol CV, Mart?nez J, Chew F, Perry B, Leland NE. Understanding the Experiences of Family Caregivers of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Grounded Theory Study. Gerontologist. 2024 04 01; 64(4).
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Shier V, Bae-Shaaw YH, Sood N, Lekovitch C, Chew F, Leland NE. The Impact of State Dementia Training Requirements for Nursing Homes on Antipsychotic Medication Use. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Feb; 25(2):209-214.e1.
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Gaugler JE, Zmora R, Peterson CM, Mitchell LL, Jutkowitz E, Duval S. What interventions keep older people out of nursing homes? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 11; 71(11):3609-3621.
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Jutkowitz E, Shewmaker P, Reddy A, Braun JM, Baier RR. The Benefits of Nursing Home Air Purification on COVID-19 Outcomes: A Natural Experiment. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 08; 24(8):1151-1156.