Caring for the Ages
February 26, 2024
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JAMDA
February 26, 2024
Comment on “Malnutrition and Polypharmacy in Older Adult Patients Receiving Home Care Nursing Services: A Cross-sectional Study”
JAMDA
February 26, 2024
Deprescribing Opportunities for Frail Residents of Nursing Homes: A Multicenter Study in Australia, China, Japan, and Spain
Deprescribing opportunities may differ across health care systems, nursing home settings, and prescribing cultures. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of STOPPFrail medications according to frailty status among residents of nursing homes in Australia, China, Japan, and Spain.
Policy Snapshot
February 23, 2024
Join CMS for an Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule Education Session
In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to enhance access to health information and streamline prior authorization processes for medical items and services. CMS’ Office of Burden Reduction & Health Informatics will host a virtual education session on Mar...
Policy Snapshot
February 23, 2024
Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Grant Deadline February 26
The Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) aims to maximize patient and family engagement to address care gaps and improve health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate specialties using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework.
Policy Snapshot
February 23, 2024
LTC Providers Release Recommendations to Enhance LTC Providers’ Role in Value-Based Care
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) jointly released a set of recommendations that were recently shared with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that, if implemented, would increase the par...
Spotlight
February 23, 2024
Case-Based Look at Infection Control Offers Promising Solutions
“There are some dangerous infectious agents residents may harbor. As they get more frequent—and the CDC says the numbers are up significantly, we will have to contend with them, for example, CPCRE, Candida Auris,” says Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, moderator of an upcoming AMDA webinar, TBP, EBP, and Outbreaks...
JAMDA
February 22, 2024
Impact of Pain and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms on Activities in Nursing Home Residents (COSMOS Trial)
This study aims to identify whether pain and dementia-related behavior are associated with different types of activities in nursing home residents, controlled for dementia severity.
Podcast
February 21, 2024
JAMDA On-The-Go | February 2024
JAMDA
February 19, 2024
Dynamic Prediction of Post-Acute Care Needs for Hospitalized Medicine Patients
Use patient demographic and clinical characteristics at admission and time-varying in-hospital measures of patient mobility to predict patient post-acute care (PAC) discharge.
