We examined the frequency and categories of end-of-life care transitions among assisted living community decedents and their associations with state staffing and training regulations.
Earlier today, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced the recipients of its prestigious awards at PALTC23 in Tampa, FL. Rani Rao, MD, FACP, CMD, is Medical Director of the Year. Vikas Reddy, MD, is the Clinician of the Year. Arif Nazir, MD, CMD, is recipient of the William Dodd...
To examine racial/ethnic differences in risk factors, and their associations with COVID-19–related outcomes among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
To investigate proportions of hospitalized nursing home residents during periods of increased vulnerability, ie, the first 6 months after institutionalization and the last 6 months before death, and comparing the figures between Germany and the Netherlands.
There is uncertainty about effects of physical activity on physical performance, such as gait speed, among community-dwelling older adults according to their physical frailty status. We determined whether a long-term, moderate-intensity physical activity program was associated with different responses on g...
To investigate the association of depressive mood and frailty with mortality and health care utilization (HCU) and identify the coexisting effect of depressive mood and frailty in older adults.