Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Current Trends in Nursing I

Current Trends in Nursing I

Current trends in nursing include:

Documentation in Long-Term and Home Healthcare Setting

Documentation in Long-Term and Home Healthcare Setting

Documentation in long-term care facilities and home healthcare settings is crucial for ensuring continuous, coordinated, and comprehensive care for patients. Each setting has its specific documentation processes and tools:
Long-Term Care Facilities

Continuing Care

Continuing Care

Continuing care describes the variety of health, personal, and social services provided over a prolonged period. The need for continuing care is increasing because people are living longer. Many people do not have families or others to care for them. Continuing care is mainly for patients who are disabled, functionally dependent, or suffering from a terminal disease. It is available within institutional settings or in homes. Examples include nursing centers or facilities, assisted living,...

Restorative Care

Restorative Care

Restorative care is provided once a patient has been discharged from a healthcare facility and requires additional services. The additional services include home care, rehabilitation programs, and extended care. Restorative care centers help the patient regain their previous level of functioning or acquire a new level of functioning due to the incapacitating effects of a disease or a disability. It aims to assist patients in enhancing their quality of life by encouraging independence,...

Specialized Care Centers and Settings-II

Specialized Care Centers and Settings-II

Rural Health Centers
Rural health centers are specialized care facilities in remote locations with very few medical personnel. The primary care providers who run the centers are mostly Registered Nurse Practitioners. Here, emergency treatment is provided to critically ill or injured patients before they are transferred to the closest hospital. Fortunately, due to advancement in technology, many rural healthcare facilities and professionals have easy access to diagnostic and treatment...

Current Trends in Nursing II

Current Trends in Nursing II

Trends in nursing are multifactorial and associated with changes in society, within the nursing profession, and in other professions. Notably, telehealth and remote nursing contribute to successful healthcare delivery for numerous patients and help reduce stress for nurses due to nursing shortages. Nurses can reach patients, monitor their conditions, and interact with them using computers, audio, visual accessories, and telephones—for example, remote patient monitoring systems. Likewise,...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Supporting older-adult behavioral health: building the first state Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Aging.

Health affairs scholar·2025

Same author

Does Assisted Living Provide Assistance And Promote Living?

Health affairs (Project Hope)·2024

Same author

Organizational Factors Associated with Certified Nursing Assistants' Job Satisfaction during COVID-19.

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society·2023

Same author

Factors associated with nursing home direct care professionals' turnover intent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)·2022

Same author

Pragmatic trials in long-term care: Challenges, opportunities, recommendations.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)·2022

Same author

Pragmatic Trials in Long-Term Care: Implementation and Dissemination Challenges and Opportunities.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2022

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 17, 2026

Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults

Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults

Published on: February 2, 2020

Improving the long-term care workforce serving older adults.

Robyn Stone¹, Mary F Harahan

¹American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, DC, USA. Rstone@aahsa.org

Health Affairs (Project Hope)

|January 6, 2010

Summary

A critical shortage of paid long-term care workers is worsening, impacting older adults. Addressing this requires a framework acknowledging unique worker challenges and implementing strategies to boost supply and improve job attractiveness.

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 17, 2026

Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults

Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults

Published on: February 2, 2020

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Healthcare Workforce Studies
Public Health Policy

Background:

A significant and growing shortage of qualified, dedicated paid long-term care workers is impacting the care of older adults.
Existing efforts to address this deficit lack a comprehensive understanding of the unique factors influencing this workforce.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and apply a conceptual framework to understand the challenges faced by long-term care workers.
To identify actionable strategies to alleviate the long-term care worker shortage.

Main Methods:

Analysis of market forces, compensation, career progression, and training inadequacies affecting long-term care workers.
Application of a conceptual framework to guide the development of targeted interventions.

Main Results:

Key factors contributing to the shortage include low pay, limited prestige, poor career paths, and insufficient training.
The framework highlights the need for strategies to increase worker supply and enhance the appeal of long-term care employment.

Conclusions:

A strategic approach is necessary to expand the long-term care workforce by improving education, training, and career development.
Making long-term care a more attractive employment option compared to acute and primary care is crucial for addressing the worker shortage.