JAMDA
July 3, 2026
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JAMDA
July 2, 2026
Health and Health Service Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Chronic or Transient Loneliness: A Retrospective Cohort Study
To identify patterns of loneliness among assisted living (AL) residents using routinely collected resident assessment data, and to examine differences in sociodemographic characteristics, health, and health care use across loneliness patterns.
JAMDA
July 2, 2026
Discharge From Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Facilities for Individuals With Mental Illness: A Scoping Review
To assess and synthesize what is known about the barriers, facilitators, impact of federal and state policies, and clinical outcomes related to discharge for individuals with mental illness (MI) from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and assisted living communities (ALCs).
JAMDA
December 17, 2025
Unpacking Quality in Assisted Living: Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Quality of Life and Family Satisfaction Surveys in Minnesota's Assisted Living Report Card
More than 800,000 people in the United States live and receive services in assisted living (AL) communities. Despite considerable heterogeneity in both design and regulation, a cornerstone of AL is an emphasis on quality of life. In 2019, the State of Minnesota approved funding for the development of an AL...
JAMDA
December 6, 2025
Using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Fund Assisted Living: Mapping the Current Environment
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has been responsible for creating more units of affordable housing than any other federal program. However, the extent to which it has been used to finance the development of assisted living (AL) is unknown. The objective of this study is to understand the prevalen...
JAMDA
November 26, 2025
Medicaid Mechanisms and State Licensure: Pathways to Payment in Assisted Living
To document and highlight the variation in the types of assisted living (AL) licensed settings eligible for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) payment.
JAMDA
November 24, 2025
Opportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care in Assisted Living: Results From a National Survey of Administrators
Assisted living is a common place of care for dying residents, with extensive variation in residents' outcomes such as hospice enrollment. This research aimed to gather national evidence about end-of-life care processes in assisted living.
JAMDA
November 14, 2025
Best Practices for the Design and Evaluation of Bathing Spaces for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment in Residential Care Settings: A Scoping Review
Bathing and hygiene routines can be stressful for individuals living with dementia or other cognitive disabilities in residential care. Cold or unfamiliar bathrooms and limited staff resources often contribute to distress.
JAMDA
October 24, 2025
Vaccination Rates Among Long-Term Care Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on long-term care facilities, particularly nursing homes and assisted living communities (ALCs), leading to high mortality rates among residents. Vaccination of residents and staff in long-term care mitigated virus spread. However, we know little about vaccine up...
JAMDA
October 10, 2025
End-of-Life Outcomes and Staff Visits for Hospice Recipients Residing in Assisted Living
To examine (1) whether hospice staff visits are associated with end-of-life (EOL) transitions, place of death (POD), and live discharges among assisted living (AL) residents, and (2) whether state AL regulations on staffing and medication administration influence these outcomes. We hypothesized that more f...
