Workforce thresholds and the non-linear association between registered nurse staffing and care quality in long-term residential care: A retrospective longitudinal study of English care homes with nursing.

Background: Care needs amongst 425,000 dependent older residents in English care homes are becoming more complex. The quality of care in these homes is influenced by staffing levels, especially the presence of registered nurses (RNs). Existing research on this topic, often US-focused and relying on linear assumptions, has limitations.

Relationship between staff and quality of care in care homes: StaRQ mixed methods study.

Background: Quality of life and care varies between and within the care homes in which almost half a million older people live and over half a million direct care staff (registered nurses and care assistants) work. The reasons are complex, understudied and sometimes oversimplified, but staff and their work are a significant influence.

Objective(s): To explore variations in the care home nursing and support workforce; how resident and relatives' needs in care homes are linked to care home staffing; how different staffing models impact on care quality, outcomes and costs; how workforce numbers, skill mix and stability meet residents' needs; the contributions of the care home workforce to enhancing quality of care; staff relationships as a platform for implementation by providers.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment and inequalities: a systematic review of international evidence and critical appraisal of statistical methods.

Aims: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual labour market outcomes and how these vary over time and between different groups of individuals.

Methods: Searches were conducted using Medline, Scopus and EconLit. Grey literature searches used Google Scholar and Econpapers.

A five-year review comparing 30-day mortality following intramedullary nailing versus sliding hip screw for trochanteric hip fractures.

Introduction: Recent literature suggests that fixation of trochanteric hip fractures with intramedullary nailing carries a higher 30-day mortality than with sliding hip screw. The present study aims to verify whether this statement is reflected in our practice.

Patients And Methods: Sliding hip screw and intramedullary nail fixation of trochanteric hip fractures were analysed over a 5-year period, between April 2011 and March 2016.

Understanding the staff behaviours that promote quality for older people living in long term care facilities: A realist review.

Background: Little is known about how the workforce influences quality in long term care facilities for older people. Staff numbers are important but do not fully explain this relationship.

Objectives: To develop theoretical explanations for the relationship between long-term care facility staffing and quality of care as experienced by residents.