JAMDA
November 10, 2021
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JAMDA
November 8, 2021
Melatonin Prescribing in Assisted Living
Aging is associated with sleep problems, which are common among assisted living (AL) residents. More than 40% of residents have insomnia, and almost 70% have a sleep disturbance of some kind. Melatonin to treat sleep disorders has become common among older adults, but its use in AL is unknown, which is con...
JAMDA
November 8, 2021
Outpatient Wound Clinics During COVID-19 Maintained Quality but Served Fewer Patients
To evaluate the impact of COVID-19–related disruptions on care continuity and outcomes of chronic wounds.
JAMDA
November 8, 2021
Multicomponent Staff Training Intervention to Improve Residential Dementia Care (PROCUIDA-Demencia): A Mixed-Methods 2-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Pilot and Clinical Outcomes Study
To evaluate the feasibility outcomes of implementing a multicomponent staff training intervention (PROCUIDA-Demencia) to promote psychosocial interventions and reduce antipsychotic prescription in Mexican care homes and study its effect on staff's care experience and residents' quality of life. ...
JAMDA
November 3, 2021
Advance Care Planning in Dutch Nursing Homes During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To explore how physicians in Dutch nursing homes practiced advance care planning (ACP) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore whether and how ACP changed during the first wave of the pandemic.
JAMDA
November 2, 2021
Comparing Post-Acute Populations and Care in Veterans Affairs and Community Nursing Homes
The quality of care provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is increasingly being compared to community providers. The objective of this study was to compare the VA Community Living Centers (CLCs) to nursing homes in the community (NHs) in terms of characteristics of their post-acute populat...
JAMDA
November 2, 2021
The Hospital Frailty Risk Score Identifies Fewer Cases of Frailty in a Community-Based Cohort of Older Men Than the FRAIL Scale and Frailty Index
The recently developed Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) allows ascertainment of frailty from administrative data. We aimed to compare the HFRS against the widely used FRAIL Scale and Frailty Index.
JAMDA
November 2, 2021
Nursing Home Compare Star Rating and Daily Direct-Care Nurse Staffing During Hurricane Irma
Nursing homes (NHs) are affected by major hurricanes and other natural disasters. To mitigate adverse effects of a major hurricane, NHs often increase their direct-care nurse staffing levels to meet the needs of their residents. However, the quality rating of the NH may affect the resources available to ob...
JAMDA
November 1, 2021
Monoclonal Antibody Use in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: A Call to Action
JAMDA
November 1, 2021
Is High-Speed Resistance Training an Efficient and Feasible Exercise Strategy for Frail Nursing Home Residents?
High-speed resistance training (HSRT) has been strongly recommended by experts in the field as a possible strategy to manage frailty in older adults; however, investigations to support this hypothesis are still lacking. Frailty is highly prevalent in nursing home residents and understanding if HSRT might c...
