JAMDA
August 21, 2020
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JAMDA
August 21, 2020
Being Treated With Respect and Dignity?—Perceptions of Home Care Service Among Persons With Dementia
Studies on the quality of home care services (HCS) offered to persons with dementia (PwDs) reveal the prevalence of unmet needs and dissatisfaction related to encounters and a lack of relationships with staff. The objective of this study was to enhance knowledge of the perceptions of PwDs regarding their t...
JAMDA
August 20, 2020
Delaying Transition Into Long-Term Care for Persons Living With Dementia: Multispecialty Interprofessional Team Memory Clinics
JAMDA
August 20, 2020
Advance Care Planning Engagement and End-of-life Preference Among Older Chinese Americans: Do Family Relationships and Immigrant Status Matter?
To examine how immigrant status and family relationships are associated with advance care planning (ACP) engagement and end-of-life (EOL) preference in burial planning among older Chinese Americans, the largest subgroup of Asian Americans.
JAMDA
August 18, 2020
Problems With Advance Care Planning Processes and Practices in Nursing Homes
JAMDA
August 17, 2020
Predicting Falls in Nursing Homes: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study Comparing Fall History, Staff Clinical Judgment, the Care Home Falls Screen, and the Fall Risk Classification Algorithm
To evaluate and compare the predictive accuracy of fall history, staff clinical judgment, the Care Home Falls Screen (CaHFRiS), and the Fall Risk Classification Algorithm (FRiCA).
JAMDA
August 15, 2020
Does Universal Testing for COVID-19 Work for Everyone?
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been especially devastating among nursing home residents, with both the health circumstances of individual residents as well as communal living settings contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection requir...
JAMDA
August 14, 2020
Time to Strategically Position Nursing Homes to Effectively Manage Emerging Infections
JAMDA
August 14, 2020
Age, Frailty, and Comorbidity as Prognostic Factors for Short-Term Outcomes in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Geriatric Care
To analyze whether frailty and comorbidities are associated with in-hospital mortality and discharge to home in older adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
JAMDA
August 14, 2020
Preventing Fractures in Long-Term Care: Translating Recommendations to Clinical Practice
The Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for long-term care (LTC) aims to support fracture risk-reduction. LTC specific recommendations for fracture prevention were developed in 2015. This article describes the use of the Knowledge-to Action framework to guide the development and application of research evidence ...
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
