JAMDA
November 14, 2024
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JAMDA
November 14, 2024
The Meaningful Engagement Assessment for Residents with Dementia in Assisted Living Settings
Providing meaningful activity is a critical dimension of person-centered care for residents with dementia in all settings, including assisted living. Defined broadly as participation in physical, social, and leisure activities that provide meaning and value to the person and are tailored to individualized ...
JAMDA
November 14, 2024
Dose-Response Relationships of Daily Steps with Disability Incidence and All-Cause Mortality Stratified by Age and Physical Frailty
To examine the optimal range of steps for an individual based on the dose-response relationship of the number of steps taken with disability incidence and all-cause mortality stratified by age and physical frailty.
Podcast
November 14, 2024
Easing Transitions of Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness
Policy Snapshot
November 12, 2024
2024 and Beyond: What to Expect from the New 119th Congress for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Clinicians
With the 2024 election now behind us, PALTmed is poised to monitor several key issues in the coming months as the new Congress takes shape. The Senate has shifted to a Republican majority, currently standing at 53-47. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives remains undecided but likely to remain the same, ...
JAMDA
November 12, 2024
The Ideal vs Reality: Is the Pursuit of a “Good Death” Hindering End-of-Life Care?
JAMDA
November 12, 2024
Prognostic Value of Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium Criteria in Older Patients with Heart Failure
The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia in 2019 (AWGS 2019) emphasized muscle mass measurements. In contrast, the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) prioritizes functional strength and mobility. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the prognostic utility of the SDOC and AWGS 2019 criter...
JAMDA
November 12, 2024
Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Memory Care Staffing Level Dynamics: Oregon, 2017–2023
To examine changes in staffing levels over time in Oregon assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) communities between 2017 and 2023.
JAMDA
November 12, 2024
Person Profile Dementia Intervention in Long-Term Care: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial
We aimed to assess the efficacy of a person-centered care intervention in improving quality of life (QoL) for people with dementia in long-term care facilities.
Spotlight
November 8, 2024
Leading the Way Through Respiratory Virus Season
It’s the time of year that facilities are seeing residents, staff, and others with respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In a recent special PALTtalk podcast, host Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, professor of medicine and director of the Communicable Diseases Surveillance an...
