PALTmed In The News
September 22, 2025
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JAMDA
September 22, 2025
Older Subjects Admitted to Hospital With Stroke From Long-Term Care: A National Cohort and Case Control Study
Internationally about 3% of people ≥65 years live in long-term care (LTC) settings. Older people living in nursing homes are more likely to be admitted to hospital. We examined the characteristics and outcomes of patients with strokes admitted from LTC nationally and how this changed over the COVID-19 pand...
JAMDA
September 19, 2025
Latent Cognitive Profiles Predict 1-Year Mental Health, Insomnia, Falls, Daily Functioning, and Pain in US Older Adults: A National Longitudinal Study
Cognitive profiles extend traditional binary classifications by revealing subtle, domain-specific deficits in cognitively intact older adults. This study investigates their predictive value for 1-year outcomes in mental health, insomnia, pain, falls, and daily functioning among older adults without cogniti...
JAMDA
September 17, 2025
Asymptomatic Acute Hypertension in Nursing Home Residents: Rarely an Emergency
Hypertension is extremely common in the geriatric population, with estimates as high as 75%. Among nursing home residents, the prevalence is even higher. Asymptomatic hypertension, an acute increase in blood pressure without end-organ involvement, is common in this patient population and results in many ca...
JAMDA
September 17, 2025
Prototype Checklist for Nonpharmacologic Strategies in Nursing Home Dementia Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommend that nursing homes use nonpharmacologic approaches as the first-line treatment for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). However, nursing homes face significant challenges in implementing nonpharmacologic strategies, from identify...
JAMDA
September 17, 2025
Subcontracting, Employment Characteristics, and COVID-19 Infections Among Staff and Residents of Nursing Homes in Canada
Staffing challenges in nursing homes (NHs) have led to an increased reliance on subcontracted direct care workers from third-party agencies to provide essential care for older adults. This study assesses the associations between subcontracting, employment characteristics, and COVID-19 infections among dire...
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Association of Language Barriers and Depression Among Latino and Non-Latino White US Nursing Home Residents
Despite recent demographic shifts, little is known about the association between race/ethnicity, language barriers, and mental health among US nursing home residents. We aimed to quantify the relationship between Spanish language barriers and depression in US nursing homes.
Policy Snapshot
September 16, 2025
PALTmed Submits Comments on CMS’ Proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule
On September 12, PALTmed submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. PALTmed emphasized how CMS’ proposals could directly impact access to high-quality care for frail, older adults in nursing homes and othe...
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Infection-Control Protocol Acceptability in Skilled Nursing Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
To assess the acceptability of an infection-control prevention strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) staff and residents, to describe implementation challenges and potential solutions, and to explore intervention impact perceptions.
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Comparison of Functional Performance Across Age Groups in Older Adults: A Community-Based Study
To investigate the association among 5 clinical functional performance tests—single-leg stance, gait speed, tandem gait, Timed Up and Go (TUG), and forward step— as indicators of functional decline in older adults, and to examine whether these associations vary across different age groups.
