JAMDA
October 15, 2025
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JAMDA
October 15, 2025
Barriers and Facilitators to Best Practices in Microtransitions in Care in Post-acute and Long-Term Care: A Mixed-Methods Study
Microtransitions are brief, nonurgent transitions in care, such as room changes, recreational outings, and outpatient medical visits. Microtransitions occur at least as frequently as major transitions (eg, hospitalizations, discharges, etc.) and carry similar risks for adverse clinical outcomes if not prop...
JAMDA
October 14, 2025
Letter to the Editor Regarding: “Predictive Accuracy of the 3-m Backward Walk Test for Fall Risk in Q2 Older Adults”
JAMDA
October 14, 2025
Policy Initiatives Regarding the Long-Term Care Immigrant Workforce and Worker Outcomes: A Scoping Review
Immigrants have long been considered a solution to workforce shortages in long-term care (LTC) settings. However, there is limited knowledge on policy initiatives that may support the LTC immigrant workforce. A review of the literature was conducted to examine how LTC policy initiatives influence recruitme...
JAMDA
October 10, 2025
Hypertension Treatment, Blood Pressure, and Deprescribing Among US Nursing Home Residents With and Without Dementia Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
To evaluate hypertension (HTN) management and antihypertensive deprescribing among US nursing home (NH) residents with and without dementia, before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMDA
October 10, 2025
End-of-Life Outcomes and Staff Visits for Hospice Recipients Residing in Assisted Living
To examine (1) whether hospice staff visits are associated with end-of-life (EOL) transitions, place of death (POD), and live discharges among assisted living (AL) residents, and (2) whether state AL regulations on staffing and medication administration influence these outcomes. We hypothesized that more f...
JAMDA
October 10, 2025
In-Hospital Professional Oral Health Management is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Pneumonia
Pneumonia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults. Although oral health care can prevent pneumonia, limited data exist on hospital-based interventions after onset. This study investigates the association between professional oral health management (POHM) by hospital dentistry an...
JAMDA
October 10, 2025
Changes in Physician Workforce Composition and Rehospitalization From Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes Between 2012 and 2019
Over the past decade, US nursing home workforce experienced considerable growth among advanced practitioners (APs), particularly nurse practitioners. We measured the association between workforce composition and rehospitalization from post-acute care in the nursing home.
JAMDA
October 9, 2025
Parkinson's Disease Medication Administration Timing Deviations and Contraindicated Medicine Use in Residential Aged Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common condition among older people and requires tailored, time-sensitive pharmacologic therapy for optimal symptom management. No prior studies have examined the extent to which doses of time-critical PD medicines are delayed or missed in residential aged care (RAC) sett...
JAMDA
October 9, 2025
Care Trajectories for a Cohort of First-Time Nursing Home Admissions: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study in Minnesota
This study modeled 5-year care trajectories of first-time, dual-eligible older adults admitted to Minnesota nursing homes (NHs), capturing discharges to the community, NH readmissions, hospitalizations, and mortality. A secondary aim was to examine associations between care trajectories and dementia, basel...
