National Institute on Aging
- Funding
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- Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging
- Funding Number: 1R01AG065371-01A1
- Funding Period: January 2021- December 2024
Study Background
Skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies have experienced several significant changes in recent years, including the:
- Implementation of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services post-acute care payment policy changes
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- Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in October 2019
- Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) in January 2020
- Emergence and evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic
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- Exploring staff and leadership experiences of working in home health and skilled nursing
- Examining the experiences of patients, families and caregivers navigating the healthcare environment
- Understanding the reality of care delivery in a post-COVID-19 emergence world
This project wants to learn from skilled nursing facility and home health agency leaders, staff, patients, families, and caregivers.
Study Objective
To capture the voices of skilled nursing facility and home health agency leaders, providers, patients, families, and caregivers.
The team is a collaboration among
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Washington
- University of California Los Angeles
- The post-acute care community
IRB approval
(IRB Study ID): IRB# STUDY20110319