Podcast
January 20, 2023
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JAMDA
January 20, 2023
Severity of COVID-19 among Residents in Aged Care Facilities in Victoria, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing the Delta and Omicron Epidemic Periods
During the COVID-19 pandemic, no country with widespread community transmission has avoided outbreaks or deaths in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). As RACF residents are at high risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, understanding disease severity risk factors is imperative.
JAMDA
January 19, 2023
What Tools Can We Use to Screen for Fall Risk in Older Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment? Findings from the MEMENTO Cohort
Identifying risk factors for falls can improve outcomes in older patients without cognitive decline. Yet this has not been demonstrated in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We therefore sought to better identify risk factors for falls in this particular group.
JAMDA
January 16, 2023
Association Between Multimorbidity and Rate of Falls: A 3-Year 5-Country Prospective Study in Generally Healthy and Active Community-Dwelling Adults Aged ≥70 Years
To examine the association between the baseline number of chronic diseases and multimorbidity with regard to the incidence of all and injurious falls over 3 years among European community-dwelling older adults.
JAMDA
January 16, 2023
The Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chronic Care Patients
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and pervasive impact on psychosocial health and disrupted care systems world-wide. Our research aims to assess the psychosocial impact of the pandemic and related changes in chronic care provision on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hea...
Policy Snapshot
January 13, 2023
Nursing Home Disclosure Act Reintroduced in 118th Congress
Last week, as their first legislative introduction for the new Congress, Reps. Mike Levin (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Nursing Home Disclosure Act (H. R. 177), bipartisan legislation to improve public disclosure of nursing home medical directors.
JAMDA
January 13, 2023
Cognitive Decline Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older People With Multimorbidity: A Longitudinal Study
To investigate whether older people living with multimorbidity would suffer an accelerated decline in cognition during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with prepandemic data.
JAMDA
January 8, 2023
Validation of the Standardized Function Data Elements among Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Residents
To examine the distribution of admission and discharge functional abilities among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay. Further, to assess the validity of the standardized discharge self-care and mobility data by examining their association to community discharg...
Podcast
January 6, 2023
Caring On-The-Go | Jan/Feb 2023
JAMDA
January 6, 2023
Alzheimer’s Disease Services, Staffing, and Outcomes in Adult Day Health Centers
Increasing rates of Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) has resulted in greater reliance on adult day health centers (ADHCs) and their skilled workforce. Little is known about staffing in ADHCs that provide ADRD services compared with ADHCs that do not. This study examines whether there are diffe...
