JAMDA
September 5, 2021
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JAMDA
August 27, 2021
Rapid Changes in the Provision of Rehabilitation Care in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Little is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected rehabilitation care in post-acute and long-term care. As part of a process to assess research priorities, we surveyed professionals in these settings to assess the impact of the pandemic and related research needs.
JAMDA
August 27, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 and Wisconsin Nursing Homes: Temporal Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Evidence suggests that quality, location, and staffing levels may be associated with COVID-19 incidence in nursing homes. However, it is unknown if these relationships remain constant over time. We describe incidence rates of COVID-19 across Wisconsin nursing homes while examining factors associated with t...
JAMDA
August 25, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Residents and Staff Members of Assisted Living and Residential Care Communities—Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, December 2020–April 2021
In December 2020, CDC launched the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination of residents and staff in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including assisted living (AL) and other residential care (RC) communities. We aimed to assess vaccine uptake in these communiti...
JAMDA
August 15, 2021
COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents and Staff in South Carolina
This study explored differences in COVID-19 incidence, mortality, and timing among long-term care facility (LTCF) residents and staff with those living in the community in South Carolina (SC).
JAMDA
August 13, 2021
Ecological Analysis of the Decline in Incidence Rates of COVID-19 Among Nursing Home Residents Associated with Vaccination, United States, December 2020-January 2021
To evaluate if facility-level vaccination after an initial vaccination clinic was independently associated with COVID-19 incidence adjusted for other factors in January 2021 among nursing home residents.
JAMDA
August 7, 2021
Implementation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Condition of Employment in a Community Nursing Home
The rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination uptake by US nursing home staff remains low despite the increased risks of viral transmission and related morbidity and mortality in this setting. This study describes vaccine uptake activities including a COVID-19 vaccination condition of employm...
JAMDA
August 7, 2021
U.S. Nursing Home Quality Ratings Associated with COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
To inform future policies and disaster preparedness plans in the vulnerable nursing home setting, we need greater insight into the relationship between nursing homes’ (NHs’) quality and the spread and severity of COVID-19 in NH facilities. We therefore extend current evidence on the relationships between N...
JAMDA
August 2, 2021
Protecting Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities From COVID-19: A Rapid Review of International Evidence
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the extreme vulnerability of older people and other individuals who reside in long-term care, creating an urgent need for evidence-based policy that can adequately protect these community members. This study aimed to provide synthesized evidence to support policy decis...
JAMDA
July 29, 2021
Assessing Social Functioning During COVID-19 and Beyond: Tools and Considerations for Nursing Home Staff
Social functioning is defined as how a person operates in their unique social environment (ie, engagement in activities, connectedness with others, and contributions to social roles). Healthy social functioning is important for nursing home residents as they are at increased risk for loneliness and isolati...
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
