Caring for the Ages
July 28, 2021
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Caring for the Ages
July 28, 2021
I’ve Fallen, and I Can’t Get Up: Screening, Prevention, and the Impact of Medications
JAMDA
July 27, 2021
Feasibility of an Academic Detailing Intervention to Support Deprescribing in the Nursing Home
JAMDA
July 27, 2021
Detecting Suspected Prescribing Cascades by Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis of Nationwide Real-World Data
A prescription cascade is a subsequent event that occurs when an adverse drug event is misinterpreted as a new medical condition, resulting in the prescription of a potentially unnecessary medication to treat this new condition. This study was designed to test the hypothesis of whether prescribing cascades...
JAMDA
July 24, 2021
Decision-Making in People With Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review of Decision-Making Tools
This review summarized the applicability of various decision-making tools for helping people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their families make decisions.
Podcast
July 23, 2021
AMDA ON-THE-HILL | Volume XXI / COVID Recovery (July 23, 2021)
JAMDA
July 22, 2021
Evaluation of the Caring Ahead: Preparing for End-of-Life With Dementia Questionnaire
Family caregivers of persons with dementia rarely feel prepared for end of life although preparedness predicts outcomes in bereavement. The Caring Ahead: Preparing for End-of-Life With Dementia questionnaire was developed to measure family caregiver death preparedness. The aim of this study was to evaluate...
JAMDA
July 21, 2021
Nursing Home Antibiotic Stewardship Policy and Antibiotics Use: 2013–2017
Reducing inappropriate nursing home (NH) antibiotic usage by implementing stewardship programs is a national priority. Our aim is to evaluate the influence of antibiotic stewardship programs on antibiotic use rates in NHs over time.
JAMDA
July 20, 2021
A Proactive Nursing Home Risk Stratification Model for Disaster Response: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 to Optimize Resource Allocation
A coordinated emergency management response to disaster management in nursing homes is desperately needed globally.
JAMDA
July 20, 2021
Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Building Trust to Protect Nursing Home Staff and Residents
Vaccines are critical to protect both nursing home residents and staff from COVID-19, but some staff have expressed reservations about being vaccinated. In this brief report, we describe interventions that Genesis HealthCare—one of the largest US long-term care providers—implemented after recognizing midwa...
