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April 6, 2026
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Caring for the Ages
April 6, 2026
OIG Launches Nursing Home Opioid Investigation: What Medical Directors Need to Know Now
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new investigation examining possible opioid overuse, misuse, or diversion in nursing homes. While federal scrutiny of psychotropics in long-term care is familiar terrain, this initiative signals renew...
Podcast
April 6, 2026
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Caring for the Ages
April 6, 2026
Suzetrigine: A First-in-Class Non-Opioid Analgesic — Promise With Vigilance
Suzetrigine (brand name Journavx) is a recently approved, first-in-class, oral, non-opioid analgesic indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2025, it represents the first novel mechanistic class of oral analgesic in ...
Caring for the Ages
April 6, 2026
Dehydration by Degrees: The Case for Targeted IV Hydration in Long-Term Care
Chronic subclinical hypohydration in SNF residents is real, measurable, and consequential — and the clinical and regulatory framework for addressing it already exists. This article is a response to Nursing Home Parenteral Therapies: Clinical Guidance and Payment Considerations in last month’s Caring for th...
Caring for the Ages
April 6, 2026
Smoking Cessation! What Can I Do?
Endless research has been done to evaluate the factors that initiate and lead to smoking addiction. The teenage years are usually the starting point for most smokers. It begins as a cool thing when company and peer pressure persuade them to perform certain acts. Rationalization and introspection are not th...
JAMDA
April 6, 2026
Effects of Rehabilitation Robot Training on Cognitive Function in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Cognitive dysfunction is the most common complication of stroke, hindering the recovery of physical function and seriously affecting quality of life. With the rapid development of information technology, rehabilitation robots have been widely used in upper and lower limb movements, and gait training after ...
JAMDA
April 3, 2026
Social Return on Investment of Interventions Supporting Aging in Place: A Systematic Review
Loneliness and social isolation are common, and older adults prefer to age in place. Programs that provide social support are essential, yet their value remains uncertain, as conventional cost-effectiveness frameworks may not capture all benefits. Social return on investment (SROI) provides a broader persp...
JAMDA
April 3, 2026
The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active Polypharmacy in US Nursing Homes
The American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria strongly recommend that older adults avoid the concurrent use of ≥3 central nervous system-active (CNS) medications because of the increased risk of falls and fractures. We examined the prevalence of CNS polypharmacy and its associated factors in older adults ...
JAMDA
April 3, 2026
