JAMDA
March 6, 2019
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JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Unplanned Transfer to Emergency Departments for Frail Elderly Residents of Aged Care Facilities: A Review of Patient and Organizational Factors
With an aging population, a growing number of older adults experience physical or cognitive decline that necessitates admission to residential aged care facilities (RACF). Each year a considerable proportion of these residents has at least 1 emergency transfer to hospital, which may result in a number of a...
Policy Snapshot
May 5, 2025
OIG Report Calls for Stronger Oversight of Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds that many state survey agencies need more support to effectively evaluate whether nursing homes are ready for emergencies.
JAMDA
April 8, 2023
Systematic Review of Psychotropic Adverse Drug Event Monitoring Tools for Use in Long-Term Care Facilities
To evaluate properties of psychotropic adverse drug event (ADE) monitoring tools intended for use in long-term care facilities.
JAMDA
November 24, 2015
Trajectories of Disability Among Older Persons Before and After a Hospitalization Leading to a Skilled Nursing Facility Admission
To identify distinct sets of disability trajectories in the year before and after a Medicare qualifying skilled nursing facility (Q-SNF) admission, evaluate the associations between the pre–and post–Q-SNF disability trajectories, and determine short-term outcomes (readmission, mortality).
JAMDA
October 23, 2025
Cardiovascular Safety of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors Compared With Insulin or Sulfonylureas Added to Metformin Among Older People With Diabetes Living in Long-Term Care Facilities
To examine the cardiovascular safety of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors compared with long-acting insulin or sulfonylurea initiation added to metformin in older people with diabetes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
JAMDA
December 10, 2021
An Electronic Health Record Integrated Decision Tool and Supportive Interventions to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
To investigate whether an electronic health record (EHR)–integrated decision tool, combined with supportive interventions, results in more appropriate antibiotic prescribing in nursing home (NH) residents with suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), without negative consequences for residents.
JAMDA
July 30, 2014
Incidence and Risk Factors for Unplanned Transfers to Acute General Hospitals From an Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation Geriatric Facility
Unplanned acute hospital transfers (AT) from post-acute or long-term care facilities represent critical transitions, which expose patients to negative health outcomes and increase the burden of the emergency departments that receive these patients. We aim at determining incidence and risk factors for AT du...
JAMDA
April 9, 2015
Malnutrition According to Mini Nutritional Assessment Is Associated With Severe Functional Impairment in Geriatric Patients Before and up to 6 Months After Hip Fracture
Hip fractures (HFs) in old age frequently cause severe functional impairment and deteriorating autonomy in everyday life. Many older patients with HFs are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. In this study, we examined the relationship between nutritional status of geriatric patients before HF and thei...
Spotlight
June 27, 2023