JAMDA
April 9, 2016
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
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JAMDA
April 9, 2016
Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Elderly Patients—A Therapeutic Dilemma
Older adults represent the majority of approximately 20,000 new patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the United States each year. While the treatment goal for younger patients is to achieve a cure with intensive therapeutic protocols, including standard chemotherapy and hematopoietic ste...
JAMDA
April 1, 2016
Health Information Technology in Long-Term Care: Potential for the Future
JAMDA
March 31, 2016
Prevention of Cognitive Decline: A Physical Exercise Perspective on Brain Health in the Long Run
JAMDA
March 31, 2016
Timely Diagnosis for Dementia: The Need for Specialists
JAMDA
March 24, 2016
Lessons Learned From Root Cause Analyses of Transfers of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patients to Acute Hospitals: Transfers Rated as Preventable Versus Nonpreventable by SNF Staff
Determining if a transfer of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) patient/resident to an acute hospital is potentially avoidable or preventable is challenging. Most previous research on potentially avoidable or preventable hospitalizations is based on diagnoses without in-depth root cause analysis (RCA), and f...
JAMDA
March 24, 2016
Central Nervous System-Acting Medicines and Risk of Hospital Admission for Confusion, Delirium, or Dementia
Most studies assessing the effect of central nervous system (CNS)-acting medicines on cognitive disturbances have focused on the use of individual medicines. The impact on cognitive function when another CNS-acting medicine is added to a patient's treatment regimen is not well known.
JAMDA
March 24, 2016
National Trends in Treatment Initiation for Nursing Home Residents With Diabetes Mellitus, 2008 to 2010
Diabetes mellitus is common in the nursing home (NH) population, yet little is known about prescribing of glucose-lowering medications in the NH setting. We describe trends in initiation of glucose-lowering medications in a national cohort of NH residents.
JAMDA
March 24, 2016
Patterns of Emergency Department Use Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents With Differing Levels of Dementia Severity
To describe emergency department (ED) utilization among long-stay nursing home residents with different levels of dementia severity.
JAMDA
March 24, 2016
