JAMDA
June 24, 2025
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JAMDA
June 24, 2025
Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on Cognition in Adults With Mild to Moderate Vitamin D Deficiency: Outcomes From the VitaMIND Randomized Controlled Trial
Preserved cognitive health with ageing is a public health imperative. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poor cognition, but it is unclear whether supplementation would provide benefit, particularly in individuals with mild/moderate deficiencies which do not have other clinical risks. The objective of...
JAMDA
June 24, 2025
Frailty, Latent Health Profiles, and Antiretroviral Therapy: Predicting Success of Skilled Nursing Facility Care in an HIV Population
People with HIV (PWH) likely need short-term skilled nursing facility (SNF) care more than people with greater financial and social support to remain home. Therefore, we sought to understand how frailty among health profiles with distinct driving conditions, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and sociodemograph...
JAMDA
June 23, 2025
Turnover Contemplation in Long-Term Care: Examining Personal and Structural Variables in Canada
There are high rates of turnover documented among frontline care work staff in long-term residential care (LTC). Turnover has been associated with negative organizational outcomes. This study examined turnover contemplation among LTC workers in several Canadian provinces.
Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2025
CMS Updates Nursing Home Care Compare
CMS is implementing several updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare website.
Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2025
Legislation Reintroduced to Address Medicare Observation Status
The Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act has been reintroduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) as H.R. 3954 in the House. The bipartisan legislation aims to correct a longstanding issue in Medicare policy that impacts thousands of beneficiaries each year.
Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2025
OIG Launches Evaluation of Nursing Home Medical Directors
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently launched an official evaluation into how nursing homes engage their medical directors. The evaluation will focus on the accuracy of reported work hours and the fulfillment of required duties. The initiative follows concerns about the validity and utility of da...
PALTmed In The News
June 20, 2025
10 minutes a day of personalized engagement improves quality of life for residents with dementia, study finds
Just 10 minutes of personalized engagement a day can have a profound positive effect on people living with dementia, according to the results of a new study that included a pilot of the program by a senior living and care provider. The results were published in the August 2025 issue of JAMDA, the Journal o...
PALTmed In The News
June 20, 2025
Medical society urges CMS to give post-acute care interoperable health IT tools
The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) recently urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop and fund initiatives giving post-acute care settings interoperable health information technology (IT) tools.
JAMDA
June 18, 2025
The Impact of Nursing Staff Wages on Nursing Home Quality: An Instrumental Variable Approach
Nursing staff are central to ensuing high-quality care in nursing homes (NHs), yet their wages often lag behind those in other health care settings. This study aimed to examine whether higher wages for nursing staff—registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants...
