JAMDA
July 24, 2025
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JAMDA
July 24, 2025
Disproportionate Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care Settings
The full burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the long-term care facility (LTCF) population is not well defined. This study aimed to quantify the burden of RSV infection, hospitalization, and in-hospital death in older adults residing in LTCFs compared with those in the community. ...
JAMDA
July 23, 2025
Mouth Care Without a Battle: Change in Assisted Living Staff Self-Efficacy and Attitudes
JAMDA
July 23, 2025
Use of Paid Family Care in the Community: National Trends Among Older Adults With Functional Impairment, 2011–2022
Paying family caregivers (eg, children, friends) is an innovative approach to support older adults in the community and ease direct care workforce shortages. Yet, data about the receipt of paid family care are lacking. In this study, we used a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries to (...
JAMDA
July 23, 2025
Physician Billing in Long-Term Care Homes and the Association With the Prescribing of End-of-Life Symptom Management Medications: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Medications are often needed to manage distressing end-of-life symptoms (eg, pain, agitation, dyspnea). We evaluated whether physician billing in long-term care (LTC) was associated with LTC residents’ receipt of an end-of-life symptom management medication prescription.
JAMDA
July 23, 2025
Central and Bridging Roles of Social Relationships Within the Multilayer Health Ecology Model in Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: A Network Analysis
Motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome signals dementia risk in older adults, with social relationships recognized as modifiable influences; however, their interconnectedness with the multilayer factors of the health ecology model remains underexplored. This study aims to investigate the central and bridgin...
JAMDA
July 22, 2025
Relative Reliability of Muscle Function Measured With Electronic Handgrip Dynamometry and Accelerometry
JAMDA
July 22, 2025
Black-White Differences in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Deserts: Implications for Unmet Care Needs
Little is known about the impacts of living in a long-term services and supports (LTSS) “desert,” where there are few community-based care options. We sought to understand whether racial disparities exist in LTSS availability and variety and associations with unmet care needs for non-Hispanic White and Bla...
JAMDA
July 19, 2025
Change in Distressed Behavior in Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers
To compare distressed behavior in Veterans with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) residing in Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Centers (CLCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic to previous years.
JAMDA
July 19, 2025
A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections
Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rapid diagnostic alternative to standard urine culture, gaining increasing adoption in nursing homes despite l...
