State Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) programs ensure orders for treatment are documented for the provision of goal-concordant care at the end of life. The national POLST organization tracks the maturity stages of state programs and categorizes them as developed (beginning of use) an...
In preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVDs) in frail older people, it is essential to balance estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk with potential treatment benefits and harms. Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2-Older Persons (SCORE2-OP) estimates CVD risk in older people but ha...
Many instruments are validated for assessing agitation and other noncognitive symptoms in dementia (NCSDs) but their feasibility and psychometric properties in people with advanced dementia in nursing home settings is unclear. This scoping review aims to identify tools to measure (1) agitation and (2) othe...
Periodontal disease (PD), a prevalent condition in older adults, may impair nutritional status through reduced masticatory function, systemic inflammation, and altered dietary intake. However, few studies have examined the relationship between clinically assessed PD and validated nutritional risk metrics, ...