"Nursing Homes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.
| Descriptor ID |
D009735
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.825.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Nursing Homes- Nursing Homes
- Homes, Nursing
- Home, Nursing
- Nursing Home
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nursing Homes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nursing Homes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2006 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2007 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2011 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2012 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 2022 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2023 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nursing Homes" by people in Profiles.
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Festa N, Alexovitz K, Davis-Plourde K, Dosa D, Cohen AB, Gill TM. Evaluating Differences in Disaster-Related Staffing for Nursing Homes by Ownership Status. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 10; 45(10):1924-1931.
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McIntosh N, Clark V, Nash P, Cobb NM, McConnell ES, Ritchey KC, Pimentel CB, Yang A, Jones JR, Mills WL, Snow AL. State Veteran Home Resident Reflections on Fall Prevention Strategies. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Nov; 27(11):106468.
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Festa N, Alexovitz K, O'Leary J, Davis-Plourde K, Dosa DM, Cohen AB, Carmody J, Gill TM. A Dual-Event Analysis of Rural and Nonrural Differences in Nursing Home Disaster Resilience. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Nov; 27(11):106469.
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Jung H, Baek J, Lapane KL. Geographic Variation of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in US Nursing Homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Oct; 27(10):106444.
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Nielsen NN, Baek J, Castañeda-Avila MA, Lapane KL. Understanding Differences in Resident Loneliness/Isolation Across US Nursing Homes: A Multilevel Analysis of MDS 3.0 Data. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Oct; 27(10):106440.
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Liang S, Lapane KL, Ott BR, Tjia J, Baek J, Yuan Y, Alcusky M. Comparative Effectiveness of Antidepressants and Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Agitation Among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Oct; 41(13):3790-3798.
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Liang S, Lapane KL, Ott BR, Tjia J, Baek J, Yuan Y, Alcusky M. Comparing Effectiveness of Antidepressants for Nursing Home Residents With Dementias and Depressive Symptoms. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Sep; 74(9):2607-2618.
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Yuan Y, Baek J, Lapane KL. Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Depressive and Behavioral Symptoms in US Nursing Home Residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 08; 27(8):106342.
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Chung J, Lepore M, Xue T, Broudy R, Park H, LeBlanc R, Chin DL. Trends and Factors in Nursing Home Closures. JAMA Health Forum. 2026 Jul 02; 7(7):e262492.
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Bochanis A, Rumbut J, Alcusky M, Tjia J. Trajectories of Medication Use Prior to Death in US Nursing Home Residents With Dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 08; 27(8):106330.