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JAMDA

August 7, 2021

U.S. Nursing Home Quality Ratings Associated with COVID-19 Cases and Deaths

To inform future policies and disaster preparedness plans in the vulnerable nursing home setting, we need greater insight into the relationship between nursing homes’ (NHs’) quality and the spread and severity of COVID-19 in NH facilities. We therefore extend current evidence on the relationships between N...
JAMDA

April 4, 2019

Scalability of an IT Intervention to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes

Pressure ulcers pose an important quality-of-care challenge in nursing homes, with serious consequences for residents' health. We assessed the scalability of the On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention (On-Time) intervention strategy, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, in nursing...
JAMDA

January 26, 2016

Walking-Induced Fatigue Leads to Increased Falls Risk in Older Adults

For older adults, falls are a serious health problem, with more than 30% of people older than 65 suffering a fall at least once a year. One element often overlooked in the assessment of falls is whether a person's balance, walking ability, and overall falls risk is affected by performing activities of...
JAMDA

September 20, 2014

A Measure of Person-Centered Practices in Assisted Living: The PC-PAL

Develop self-administered questionnaires of person-centeredness for completion by residents and staff in assisted living (AL), in response to concerns that AL is not person-centered; also, demonstrated person-centeredness is necessary for Medicaid support as a home- and community-based services provider. ...