NCT02994979.

Trial name or title	Nursing assistant intervention to prevent delirium in nursing homes
Methods	People on 17 long‐term care units at a large, urban nursing home who experience onset of an acute change in condition according to established criteria, will be screened. Delirium will be assessed 5 days a week by a research assistant blinded to study hypotheses and group assignment. Cognitive and physical function decline and hospital transfer will be ascertained during 1‐month follow‐up.
Participants	Nursing home residents
Interventions	Intervention group: multicomponent intervention targeting delirium risk factors (immobility, cognitive impairment, dehydration, undernutrition, sleep and medication use). Daily visits from an Elder Life Specialist, a mobile Certified Nursing Assistant trained to provide services to counter risks for delirium, for the duration of the acute illness and for 1 week following, in collaboration with the patient's primary medical and nursing team. Control group: usual care from the unit‐based nurses and the patient's primary care team
Outcomes	Delirium incidence measured by Confusional Assessment Method Physical function, cognitive function, hospital admission
Starting date	November 2016
Contact information	Kimberly Judon, kjudon@jewishhome.org
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