Felicia Chew of Genesis Rehab Services Approved as Co-Principal Investigator in $4.7 Million Funding Award
October 17 2017 - 4:00PM
Felicia Chew, vice president of clinical services at Genesis Rehab
Services, was approved as a co-principal investigator for a $4.7
million contract funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Institute (PCORI). Chew joins a team of researchers, including
co-principal investigator Natalie Leland, associate professor at
the University of Southern California’s Chan Division of
Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, to study treatment
approaches for nursing home residents with dementia.
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More than half of America’s 1.4 million nursing home residents
live with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. On any given day in any
of the thousands of nursing homes across the country, medications
need adjusting and activities require adapting as residents are
monitored for changes.
But when compounded by inconsistent routines, communication
difficulties and under- or over-stimulating environments, these
diseases can often result in disruptive behaviors like aggression
and agitation. If left untreated, such behaviors can contribute to
adverse events such as accidental falls, resident altercations and
injuries to staff.
To manage these progressive, fluctuating and unpredictable
symptoms, patients are often treated with antipsychotic
medications, many of which have serious side effects including
death. As a result, agencies including the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services are eager for ways of enhancing quality and
safety with patient-first approaches that don’t depend on
medications.
This multi-million funding award, titled, “Optimizing Care for
Patients with Dementia: A Comparison of Two Non-Pharmacological
Treatment Approaches,” will allow the project team to study two
separate, yet successful non-pharmacological approaches to care: a
transdisciplinary model where the care team collaborates to treat
the patient holistically, and a multi-disciplinary approach where
members of the care team each bring their own lens of specialty
expertise to the treatment approach.
The project will address a key clinical dilemma: managing
disruptive behaviors while reducing medications and maximizing
residents’ safety, abilities, and quality of life. Families and
care providers, including physicians, nurses, psychologists, social
workers, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists and
occupational therapists, will all benefit from the study.
According to Chew, “This is an incredible opportunity to provide
the evidence to support what we understand to be sound clinical
care if we are truly going to make a difference in the quality of
life for the individual living with dementia.”
“This project was selected for PCORI funding not only for its
scientific merit and commitment to engaging patients and other
stakeholders, but also for its potential to fill an important gap
in our health knowledge and give people information to help them
weigh the effectiveness of their care options,” said PCORI
Executive Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH. “We look forward to
following the study’s progress and working to share the
results.”
Chew and Leland’s study was selected for PCORI funding through a
highly competitive review process in which patients, clinicians and
other stakeholders joined clinical scientists to evaluate the
proposals. Applications were assessed for scientific merit, how
well they will engage patients and other stakeholders and their
methodological rigor among other criteria.
Chew and Leland’s award has been approved pending completion of
a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and issuance of a
formal award contract.
PCORI is an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by
Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide
patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based
information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions.
For more information about PCORI’s funding, visit www.pcori.org.
About Genesis Rehab ServicesGenesis Rehab
Services (GRS), a subsidiary of Genesis HealthCare (NYSE:GEN), is a
leading provider of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech
therapy, respiratory therapy and wellness services, primarily for
the older adult population. As one of the largest and strongest
rehab organizations in the country, GRS partners with skilled
nursing centers, assisted living facilities, independent living
facilities, hospitals, home health companies, adult day care
programs and outpatient clinics to provide comprehensive therapy
services. GRS currently operates and staffs rehab gyms in 46 states
and the District of Columbia. For more information about
Genesis Rehab Services, visit www.genesisrehab.com. For more
information about Genesis HealthCare, visit www.genesishcc.com.
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