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September 16, 2025
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JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Infection-Control Protocol Acceptability in Skilled Nursing Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
To assess the acceptability of an infection-control prevention strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) staff and residents, to describe implementation challenges and potential solutions, and to explore intervention impact perceptions.
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Comparison of Functional Performance Across Age Groups in Older Adults: A Community-Based Study
To investigate the association among 5 clinical functional performance tests—single-leg stance, gait speed, tandem gait, Timed Up and Go (TUG), and forward step— as indicators of functional decline in older adults, and to examine whether these associations vary across different age groups.
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Skilled Nursing Facility Population Characteristics and Length of Stay: A Prospective Cohort Study
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) offer short-term, subacute care following injury or hospitalization, with Medicare fully covering stays ≤20 days. As the US population ages, SNF demand is increasing, yet this population remains poorly characterized. Prolonged stays increase pathogen exposure, with shared ...
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Relative Hypothermia and Gray Matter Atrophy in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Relative hypothermia is associated with tau accumulation. Furthermore, elucidating the association with changes in brain structure may be useful for the early detection and prevention of dementia. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between relative hypothermia and brain volume, especial...
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Changes in Medicare's Chronic Condition Files and Disparities in Dementia Identification
In 2017, the Chronic Condition Warehouse released a 30-condition Chronic Condition file (CC30), which fully replaced the prior 27-condition file (CC27) in 2022. CC30 shortened the look-back period for dementia identification from 3 to 2 years and raised the required outpatient/carrier claims from 1 to 2. T...
JAMDA
September 14, 2025
Reimagining Long-Term Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Potential of the Foster Family for Dependent Older Adults Model
JAMDA
September 14, 2025
Trends in Staffing at State Veterans Homes: Do They Meet the 2024 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Nursing Home Staffing Standards?
Determine the proportion of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS)–certified State Veterans Homes that meet the 2024 CMS Minimum Staffing Standards.
JAMDA
September 12, 2025
National Aged Care Reforms and Trends in Psychotropic Medication Use in 428 Residential Age Care Facilities, 2018-2022
To assess changes in the prevalence of psychotropic medication administration in Australian residential aged care (RAC) during a period of national reforms, including the introduction of mandatory reporting of antipsychotic use.
JAMDA
September 12, 2025