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JAMDA

September 8, 2020

Pandemic Care Through Collaboration: Lessons From a COVID-19 Field Hospital

During the surge of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in March and April 2020, many skilled-nursing facilities in the Boston area closed to COVID-19 post-acute admissions because of infection control concerns and staffing shortages. Local government and health care leaders collaborated to esta...
JAMDA

September 6, 2020

Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: Symptomatology, Well-Being, and Attitudes to Life

Although prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is increasingly common, little is known concerning patient symptom burden or attitudes toward PMV. This study aims to describe the mood, well-being, distressing symptoms, and attitudes toward prolonged ventilation among PMV patients treated either at home or ...
JAMDA

September 6, 2020

Three-Tiered COVID-19 Cohorting Strategy and Implications for Memory-Care

An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) can be devastating for residents and staff. Difficulty identifying asymptomatic and presymptomatic cases and lack of vaccination or treatment options make management challenging. We created, implemented, and now present a guide to rapidly deploy...
JAMDA

September 3, 2020

The Minimum Data Set: An Opportunity to Improve Spasticity Screening

Spasticity is a common movement disorder that arises from trauma or disease affecting the central nervous system. Untreated spasticity can result in limitations in completing activities of daily living, painful limb contractures, and other conditions associated with loss of mobility. In the long-term care ...