The Challenge of Severe Obesity in Nursing Homes from the Perspective of Administrators

Authors

John Harris (0000-0002-7907-8139), University of Pittsburgh
Bianca Shieu (0000-0003-4840-5827), University of Pittsburgh
Alison Trinkoff (0000-0002-9357-6732), University of Maryland - Baltimore
Steven Handler (0000-0002-3940-3224), University of Pittsburgh
Nicholas Castle, West Virginia University
John Engberg, RAND Corporation
David G. Wolf, Lynn UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2022

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.041

Abstract

This study provides input from nursing home administrators on their challenges (financial, quality, staffing) in caring for severely obese residents. In addition, we report on how changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected care for people with obesity in nursing homes (NHs). Caring for those with severe obesity is a major challenge in NHs and creates several dilemmas related to appropriate nursing care, equipment choice, and potential excess resident care costs. Little is known about how facilities respond to these dilemmas while maintaining the quality of care.

Publication

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Publisher

Elsevier Inc.

Volume

23

Issue

3

Pages

B20

Department

College of Business and Management

Recommended Citation

Harris, J., Shieu, B., Trinkoff, A., Handler, S., Castle, N., Engberg, J., & Wolf, D. G. (2022). The challenge of severe obesity in nursing homes from the perspective of administrators. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(3), B20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.041