Caring for the Ages
February 2, 2018
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Caring for the Ages
February 2, 2018
Dysphagia and Pneumonia Linked, but Don’t Always Go Hand in Hand
JAMDA
February 2, 2018
The Role of Physicians Practicing in Assisted Living: What Changes Do We Need?ReallyThe Role of Physicians Practicing in Assisted Living: What Changes Do We Need?
JAMDA
February 2, 2018
The Broken Lens of BPSD: Why We Need to Rethink the Way We Label the Behavior of People Who Live With Alzheimer Disease
For the past 20 years, the behaviors of people who live with dementia (PLWD) that others find challenging or problematic have primarily been ascribed to Alzheimer disease and related dementias and have been assessed through the biomedical lens of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Th...
JAMDA
February 2, 2018
Polypharmacy, An Unfinished Term
JAMDA
February 2, 2018
Administrative Data for Research: An Increasingly Powerful Tool, but Still With Caveats
JAMDA
February 1, 2018
Management of Nursing Home Residents Following Acute Hospitalization: Efficacy of the “Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP)” Intervention
Rehospitalization of nursing home (NH) residents is frequent, costly, potentially avoidable and associated with diminished quality of life and poor survival. This study aims to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of the Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP) protocol of coordinated specialis...
JAMDA
February 1, 2018
Hearing Loss: Why Does It Matter for Nursing Homes?
Over the past decade, hearing loss has emerged as a key issue for aging and health. We describe why hearing loss may be especially disabling in nursing home settings and provide an estimate of prevalence using the Minimum Data Set (MDS v.3.0). We outline steps to mitigate hearing loss. Many solutions are i...
JAMDA
February 1, 2018
Diabetes Care and Dementia Among Older Adults: A Nationwide 3-Year Longitudinal Study
To compare diabetes monitoring and the incidence of acute diabetic complications between patients with and without incident Alzheimer's Disease and Related Syndromes (ADRS).
JAMDA
February 1, 2018
Receptive Music Therapy Is More Effective than Interactive Music Therapy to Relieve Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Music therapy is demonstrated to be effective to relieve the agitation among people with dementia, but the comparative effectiveness of methods of music engagement for people with dementia is uncertain.
