JAMDA
December 22, 2015
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JAMDA
December 22, 2015
Satisfaction With Care and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
JAMDA
December 22, 2015
Impact of Symptoms and Care Practices on Nursing Home Residents at the End of Life: A Rating by Front-line Care Providers
Burdensome symptoms and potentially inappropriate care practices are common at the end of life for nursing home residents. Appropriately managing symptoms and limiting aggressive care practices is key to high-quality end-of-life care. Little research is available, however, on the opinions of nursing home c...
JAMDA
December 22, 2015
Could Telemedicine Help With the CMS Rule Change Requiring In-Person Provider Evaluations Before Transfer From Nursing Home to Hospital?
JAMDA
December 22, 2015
The “Aging Other”
JAMDA
December 21, 2015
Associations of Walking Speed, Grip Strength, and Standing Balance With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in a General Population of Japanese Elders
Walking speed, grip strength, and standing balance are key components of physical performance in older people. The present study aimed to evaluate (1) associations of these physical performance measures with cause-specific mortality, (2) independent associations of individual physical performance measures ...
JAMDA
December 20, 2015
Predictors of Functional Changes in Italian Nursing Home Residents: The U.L.I.S.S.E. Study
To identify independent predictors of the risk of functional decline in older nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
December 20, 2015
Hospital Readmission From Post-Acute Care Facilities: Risk Factors, Timing, and Outcomes
Hospital discharges to post-acute care (PAC) facilities have increased rapidly. This increase may lead to more hospital readmissions from PAC facilities, which are common and poorly understood. We sought to determine the risk factors and timing for hospital readmission from PAC facilities and evaluate the ...
JAMDA
December 19, 2015
Costs of Malnutrition in Institutionalized and Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review
The aim of this study was to assess health economics evidence published to date on malnutrition costs in institutionalized or community-dwelling older adults.
JAMDA
December 19, 2015
Deaths as a Result of Resident-to-Resident Altercations in Dementia in Long-Term Care Homes: A Need for Research, Policy, and Prevention
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
