The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a continuum of home- and community-based services (HCBS) to support veterans' ability to remain in their homes and communities as they age. Although VA delivers some HCBS directly, many HCBS are provided through contracted agencies in the community. We...
To examine the association between intensive cognitive rehabilitation services (cognitive rehabilitation) and return-to-home rates among geriatric health service facilities (facilities) in Japan.
Polypharmacy and questionably beneficial medication use are common among nursing home (NH) residents with dementia. Deprescribing patterns in this population are not well described. This study describes trajectories of medication use in NH residents with dementia in the year prior to death.
With the aging population, community-based activities promoting social connections are increasingly encouraged internationally to delay functional decline. In Japan, “community gathering places” are municipally supported for disability prevention. However, whether participation in such programs reduces lon...
Guided by the Job Demands–Resources model, this study aimed to identify individual and organizational factors associated with job satisfaction among care aides working in Atlantic Canadian long-term care (LTC) homes.
Identifying high-risk older adults in emergency settings is crucial for optimizing care and preventing complications. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of patients in a geriatric emergency department (GED) and to identify factors associated with hospital admission, prolonged length of stay, ...
To compare the prevalence and diagnostic agreement of sarcopenic obesity (SO) defined by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN)/European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework and Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria and to examine associations with ...