To assess the potential role of body composition in the association of insulin resistance (IR) with functional decline and mortality in nondiabetic older persons.
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) distributed resources to assist physicians, pharmacists, and hospitals with the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cybersecurity attacks.
Use patient demographic and clinical characteristics at admission and time-varying in-hospital measures of patient mobility to predict patient post-acute care (PAC) discharge.
To determine if health care settings in the last year of life and location of death differ between long-term care (LTC) residents with and without schizophrenia.
To assess the effectiveness of smart home technologies (SHTs) in preventing and detecting falls among older adults in community and residential care settings.
This study examined the association between care unit work environments in long-term care (LTC) homes and trends in care aides’ job satisfaction and burnout (exhaustion, cynicism, reduced professional efficacy) from 2014 to early 2020.
To assess the impact of dementia on the use of health and community services in the last 2 years of life by women who also had other major chronic conditions.
To study the effects of a nonpharmacologic intervention, Music and Memory (M&M), on residents with dementia and/or behavioral problems living in nursing homes (NHs).
The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) recently defined the new concept of probable sarcopenia to help improve screening and prevent future sarcopenia. We investigated the prevalence of probable sarcopenia, defined as weak grip strength, in community-dwelling older Colombian a...