Center for Excellence in Assisted Living CEAL@UNC

Advancing the well-being of the people who live and work in assisted living through research, practice, and policy.

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Fall Prevention Care Management: Implementation and Outcomes of a Project to Reduce Fall Risks of Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities

May 1, 2023
Background Accidental falls are common among older adults and may lead to devastating consequences. One promising approach to reduce falls is to engage older adults in fall risk reduction through care management. Purpose This article describes the implementation by undergraduate nursing students of a 6 week interdisciplinary Fall Prevention Care Management (FPCM) intervention to improve […]

Fall Prevention Care Management: Implementation and Outcomes of a Project to Reduce Fall Risks of Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities

by Lea Efird-Green

Background Accidental falls are common among older adults and may lead to devastating consequences. One promising approach to reduce falls is to engage older adults in fall risk reduction through care management. Purpose This article describes the implementation by undergraduate nursing students of a 6 week interdisciplinary Fall Prevention Care Management (FPCM) intervention to improve […]

Factors Associated with the Quality of Staff-Resident Interactions in Assisted Living

Jun 1, 2022
Background Care interactions are verbal or nonverbal interactions between staff and residents during social or physical care activities. The quality of care interactions could be positive, negative, or neutral. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the resident- and facility-level factors associated with the care interactions in assisted living (AL). Methods Regression analysis […]

Factors Associated with the Quality of Staff-Resident Interactions in Assisted Living

by Lea Efird-Green

Background Care interactions are verbal or nonverbal interactions between staff and residents during social or physical care activities. The quality of care interactions could be positive, negative, or neutral. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the resident- and facility-level factors associated with the care interactions in assisted living (AL). Methods Regression analysis […]