JAMDA
July 6, 2026
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JAMDA
July 2, 2026
Differential Effects of Home- and Community-Based Services on Functional Outcomes Among Older Adults With Dementia
To examine the differential effects of home- and community-based services (HCBS)—day care, home care, and combined care—on changes in functional outcomes, including activities of daily living dependency, cognitive impairment, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), over 2 years among ...
Policy Snapshot
April 27, 2026
New CMS Behavioral Health Strategy Targets Whole-Person Care and Expanded Access
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its comprehensive Behavioral Health Strategy, a forward-looking initiative designed to promote timely, affordable, and high-value behavioral health services that enhance the health and well-being of all Americans.
JAMDA
April 20, 2026
Patterns of Daily Administration of Psychoactive Drug Classes for Distress Behavior in Dementia
Distress behaviors in dementia (DBDs) are common, are a significant burden to patients, families, and caregivers, and decrease quality of life. Despite risks, many nursing home (NH) residents are prescribed ≥ 1 classes of psychoactive medications for DBD. The objective of this study was to examine daily us...
JAMDA
January 28, 2026
Hearing Loss and Aggressive Behavior: Results From a Large, Retrospective Study of Older Adults Receiving Home Care Services in 2 US States
To examine the relationship between hearing difficulty and aggressive behavior among adults aged ≥65 years receiving Medicaid home care services in 2 US states.
JAMDA
October 22, 2025
Psychological Risk Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Bereaved Care Partners: A Meta-Regression Analysis of Prospective Studies
Bereaved informal care partners are at a risk of developing symptoms of prolonged grief, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This meta-analytic review investigated whether certain predeath psychological factors heighten these risks.
JAMDA
October 17, 2025
Turnover in Nursing Homes That Serve Residents With Serious Mental Illness
To examine whether nursing facility proportion of residents with serious mental illness (SMI) is associated with nursing staff turnover.
JAMDA
September 23, 2025
Beyond Somatic Multimorbidity: Longitudinal Effects of Edentulism and Mental Health on Cognition in Older Adults
Multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity)—somatic, mental, and oral—are prevalent among old adults. However, it remains unclear how mental and oral health conditions, alongside somatic conditions, jointly contribute to cognitive trajectories. This study investigates how clinically informed multimorbidit...
JAMDA
September 19, 2025
Latent Cognitive Profiles Predict 1-Year Mental Health, Insomnia, Falls, Daily Functioning, and Pain in US Older Adults: A National Longitudinal Study
Cognitive profiles extend traditional binary classifications by revealing subtle, domain-specific deficits in cognitively intact older adults. This study investigates their predictive value for 1-year outcomes in mental health, insomnia, pain, falls, and daily functioning among older adults without cogniti...
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Association of Language Barriers and Depression Among Latino and Non-Latino White US Nursing Home Residents
Despite recent demographic shifts, little is known about the association between race/ethnicity, language barriers, and mental health among US nursing home residents. We aimed to quantify the relationship between Spanish language barriers and depression in US nursing homes.
