JAMDA
December 24, 2021
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JAMDA
December 24, 2021
Nursing Home Design and COVID-19: Implications for Guidelines and Regulation
Nursing homes (NHs) are important health care and residential environments for the growing number of frail older adults. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of NHs as they became COVID-19 hotspots. This study examines the associations of NH design with COVID-19 cases, deaths, and transmissi...
JAMDA
December 24, 2021
Telehealth Management and Risk Stratification of Older Patients With Chronic Heart Failure During COVID-19 Pandemic: Prognostic Evaluation of the TeleHFCovid19-Score
To evaluate 6-month risk stratification capacity of the newly developed TeleHFCovid19-Score for remote management of older patients with heart failure (HF) during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
JAMDA
December 23, 2021
High-Quality Nursing Home and Palliative Care—One and the Same
Many individuals receiving post-acute and long-term care services in nursing homes have unmet palliative and end-of-life care needs. Hospice has been the predominant approach to meeting these needs, although hospice services generally are available only to long-term care residents with a limited prognosis ...
JAMDA
December 23, 2021
Malnutrition in Relation to Muscle Mass, Muscle Quality, and Muscle Strength in Hospitalized Older Adults
Muscle quality is an essential muscle metric, which can be assessed by measuring intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and skeletal muscle radiodensity (SMD) via computed tomography (CT) images. We aimed to explore the associations of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM)–defined malnutrition w...
JAMDA
December 23, 2021
Should Slowing Be Considered a Distinct Geriatric Syndrome?
JAMDA
December 22, 2021
Infection Control in Long-Term Care: An Old Problem and New Priority
JAMDA
December 22, 2021
Nontraditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Events in Active Octogenarians
JAMDA
December 22, 2021
Advancing Clinical Trials in Nursing Homes: A Proposed Roadmap to Success
An effective clinical research effort in nursing homes to address prevention and treatment of COVID-19 faced overwhelming challenges. Under the Health Care Systems Research Network-Older Americans Independence Centers AGING Initiative, a multidisciplinary Stakeholder Advisory Panel was convened to develop ...
JAMDA
December 21, 2021
Reimagining Postdiagnostic Care and Support in Young-Onset Dementia
Although dementia has a profound impact in general, young-onset dementia causes additional problems and challenges as people are affected in their prime years. Awareness has increased that people with young-onset dementia and their families have specific care needs and dedicated services are necessary to a...
