New York has seen increasing utilization of consumer-directed care, whereby recipients of Medicaid-funded personal care hire, train, and supervise their own caregivers. This study evaluates how switching from agency-based to consumer-directed care impacts health, functional, and social outcomes among care ...
The objective of this Pragmatic Innovation article is to present a case study examining whether an online, asynchronous staff dementia care training program (CARES) was associated with reductions in the use of antipsychotic medications and improved staff perceptions in a New Mexico residential long-term ca...
To evaluate the impact of preoperative prehabilitation on physical functional recovery, postoperative complications, and length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery.
To analyze factors influencing central nervous system (CNS) medication use among older adults residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities in South Korea, considering both individual- and facility-level factors.
This paper focuses on how medical directors serving post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities have opportunities to work with their facilities and the companies that operate them to be successful in value-based healthcare programs. PALTC facilities (“facilities”) refer to nursing homes providing car...
A bipartisan, bicameral group of 100 U.S. lawmakers, led by Reps. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and Michael Lawler (R-NY), sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally urging the agency to exempt the health-care sector from a newly introduced $100,000 fee on employers filing new H-1B visa ...
To examine the association between receipt of psychotherapy and behavior reduction among long-stay nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).