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Caring for the Ages
April 25, 2024
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JAMDA
April 25, 2024
A Clinical Pharmacist-Led Transitions of Care Program for Veterans with Two Planned Care Transitions (Hospital to Skilled Care and Skilled Care to Home) amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Transitional care teams have been shown to improve patient safety. We describe a novel transitional care team with a clinical pharmacist as team leader initiated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The program focused on Veterans with 2 planned transitions of care: hospital to skilled nursing facility (SNF) and fr...
PALTmed In The News
April 25, 2024
Senate bill counts hospital ‘observation’ days toward time needed for skilled nursing coverage
JAMDA
April 24, 2024
Corrigendum
JAMDA
April 24, 2024
Hospitalized Patients with Delirium and 28-Day Unplanned Hospital Readmissions: A Longitudinal Retrospective Cohort Study
To establish the predictors of 28-day unplanned hospital readmissions (28D-UHR) in older adults (aged >65 years) with delirium during index hospital admission.
JAMDA
April 24, 2024
A Moratorium on the Euphemism MAID
It is essential for high-quality health care for providers to adhere to the principle of truth telling, speaking with clarity and honesty. The euphemism , MAID, is being mainstreamed in the medical literature by proponents of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. This trend is deleterious because MAID...
JAMDA
April 24, 2024
The Impact of Delirium on Recovery in Geriatric Rehabilitation after Acute Infection
Delirium is common during acute infection in older patients and is associated with functional decline. Geriatric rehabilitation (GR) can help older patients to return to their premorbid functional level. It is unknown whether delirium affects GR outcomes in patients with acute infection. We evaluated wheth...
JAMDA
April 24, 2024
Bidirectional and Dynamic Relationships Between Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults in China
This study aimed to investigate the bidirectional associations and temporal dynamics between social isolation (SI) and loneliness among older adults.
JAMDA
April 22, 2024
Organizational Context and Facilitation Interactions on Delirium Risk in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Study
Organizational context (eg, leadership) and facilitation (eg, coaching behaviors) are thought to interact and influence staff best practices in long-term care (LTC), including the management of delirium. Our objective was to assess if organizational context and facilitation—individually, and their interact...
JAMDA
April 22, 2024