Podcast
March 30, 2023
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Press Release
March 29, 2023
2023 Choosing Wisely Champions
Two clinical teams have been named 2023 Choosing Wisely® Champions by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The award honors individual clinicians and teams of clinicians who have gone above and beyond to make significant contributions to advance the ideals of the ABIM Foundation’s...
JAMDA
March 28, 2023
Protection from Omicron Infection in Residents of Nursing and Retirement Homes in Ontario, Canada
To identify factors that contribute to protection from infection with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in older adults in nursing and retirement homes.
JAMDA
March 28, 2023
Association between Serum Klotho and Physical Frailty in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Finding From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
To date, no consensus has been reached regarding the role of klotho in the development of frailty. This study aimed to examine the relationship between serum klotho and physical frailty and to explore potential age, sex, and racial/ethnic differences, using a large, nationally representative sample of midd...
JAMDA
March 27, 2023
What Factors Increase Odds of Long-Stay Delayed Discharge in Alternate Level of Care Patients?
The objective of this study was to determine the factors that increase the odds of long-stay delayed discharge in alternate level of care (ALC) patients using data collected from the Ontario Wait Time Information System (WTIS) database.
JAMDA
March 27, 2023
Pneumonia-Associated Emergency Transfers, Functional Decline, and Mortality in Nursing Home Residents
To describe nursing home residents (NHRs) transferred to the emergency department (ED) with pneumonia, and investigate the association of pneumonia with functional ability and mortality.
JAMDA
March 27, 2023
Assessing Pathogen Transmission Opportunities: Variation in Nursing Home Staff-Resident Interactions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends implementing Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) for all nursing home (NH) residents known to be colonized with targeted multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), wounds, or medical devices. Differences in health care personnel (HCP) and resident ...
JAMDA
March 25, 2023
How Long-Term Care Quality Measures Address Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in European Countries
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are prevalent conditions in long-term care homes (LTCHs) with most LTCH residents living with ADRD in many countries. Despite the prevalence of ADRD in LTCHs, a recent examination of LTCH quality measurement programs in 4 countries revealed few LTCH qua...
Podcast
March 24, 2023
JAMDA On-The-Go | March 2023 | Building Psychological Resilience in Long-Term Care Facilities
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March 23, 2023
