Spotlight
February 23, 2023
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
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JAMDA
February 22, 2023
State Variation in Antipsychotic Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia
More than two-thirds of assisted living (AL) residents have dementia or cognitive impairment and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for behavioral disturbances. As AL communities are regulated by state-level policies, which vary significantly regarding the care for people with dementia, we examined how...
Podcast
February 2, 2023
Optimizing Use of Gabapentin (D2D Special Edition)
JAMDA
January 3, 2023
Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Patients With Multimorbidity According to LESS-CHRON and STOPPFrail Criteria
LESS-CHRON (List of Evidence-Based Deprescribing for Chronic Patients) and STOPPFrail (Screening Tool of Older Persons' Prescriptions in Frail adults with limited life expectancy) are criterion-based deprescribing tools. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medicati...
Podcast
December 23, 2022
JAMDA On-The-Go | December 2022 | Deprescribing, infection control...
Podcast
December 12, 2022
JAMDA On-The-Go | November 2022 | Nursing home staffing and resident outcomes...
JAMDA
October 27, 2022
Patterns of Antipsychotic Dispensation to Long-Term Care Residents
To describe dispensing patterns of antipsychotic medications to long-term care (LTC) residents and assess factors associated with continuation of an antipsychotic after a fall-related hospitalization.
JAMDA
August 1, 2022
Association Between Long-Term Care Facility Staffing Levels and Antipsychotic Use in US Long-Term Care Facilities
Inappropriate use of antipsychotics is an indicator of quality of care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. There is evidence to suggest that staffing levels in LTC may be associated with the rates of inappropriate antipsychotic use. This study sought to examine the association between staffing and antipsyc...
JAMDA
July 20, 2022
Factors Associated with Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review
To summarize current evidence regarding facility and prescriber characteristics associated with potentially harmful medication (PHM) use by residents in nursing homes (NHs), which could inform the development of interventions to reduce this potentially harmful practice.
JAMDA
July 16, 2022
