Policy Snapshot
February 21, 2025
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JAMDA
February 18, 2025
Disparities in Infection Risk Among Home Health Care Patients: A Study Using Area Deprivation Index
To examine the association between neighborhood deprivation and infection-related hospitalizations among home health care (HHC) patients across different rurality levels.
JAMDA
February 18, 2025
Evaluating ChatGPT's Outputs to 16 Alzheimer's Disease Myths: Can ChatGPT 4.o Generate Reliable Results?
Podcast
February 14, 2025
PALTtalk with Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda | Reclaiming Our Joy: Medicine as a Life, Not a Job
JAMDA
February 13, 2025
Prolonged Use of Antidepressants Among Older People Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities
Antidepressants are commonly used by older people and use increases during transition to long-term care facilities (LTCFs); however, little is known regarding duration of use following LTCF entry. This study aimed to examine duration of antidepressant use among new and existing antidepressant users after L...
JAMDA
February 12, 2025
Injurious Falls before, during, and after Stroke Diagnosis: A Population-based Study
We aimed to examine changes in the incidence of injurious falls before, during, and after stroke, and to identify risk factors of injurious falls before and after stroke diagnosis.
JAMDA
February 11, 2025
Changing Oral Health Trajectories: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Comparison of 2 Domiciliary Dental Care Patient Groups in Nursing Homes
Since 2010, Gerodent has been a comprehensive oral health care program including biannual domiciliary dental care in nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium. Previous research revealed poor oral health among nursing home residents attending the mobile clinic. The objective of this study was to evaluate potentia...
JAMDA
February 11, 2025
Association between Relative Hypothermia and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study aimed to investigate the association between relative hypothermia measured by a wearable device and cognitive function, and to clarify whether relative hypothermia is a useful indicator for preventing poor cognitive function.
JAMDA
February 11, 2025
Skin Ulcer Development and Deterioration of Social Engagement among Nursing Home Residents
Skin ulcers are a critical indicator of quality of care in nursing homes that influence residents’ physical, psychological, and social health. The objective of this study is to understand the influence of developing skin ulcers on deterioration in social engagement in nursing home residents.
Spotlight
February 10, 2025
The D2D “Movement” Continues With the Second Module of Deprescribing Intervention Course
Since May 2021, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) have been holding meetings and developing resources as part of the Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) initiative. According to Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, CPE, ...
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
