Caring for the Ages
September 28, 2017
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Caring for the Ages
September 28, 2017
Kindred Starts SNF Divestiture
Caring for the Ages
September 28, 2017
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Caring for the Ages
September 28, 2017
Beware Overdoing Glucose Control in Elders
Caring for the Ages
September 28, 2017
Psychedelics: Finding a New Groove?
JAMDA
September 16, 2019
What is the Role of Nursing Homes in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign?
Recently, there have been several publications advocating for an expansive role for nursing homes (NHs) in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC). The rationale for this effort is the problem of high rates of 30-day readmissions from NHs and a disproportionate percentage of residents with a diagnosis of sepsi...
JAMDA
May 24, 2016
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care: Metrics and Risk Adjustment
An antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) has been recommended for long-term care facilities because of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in this setting to improve prescribing and decrease adverse events. Recommendations have been made for the components of such a program, but there is litt...
JAMDA
November 3, 2022
Controversies in Osteoporosis Treatment of Nursing Home Residents
Osteoporotic fractures are a common and serious health problem for older adults living in nursing homes (NHs). Risk of fracture increases with age and dementia status, yet gaps in evidence result in controversies around when to start and stop treatment for osteoporosis in NH residents, particularly those w...
JAMDA
October 6, 2022
The Long-Term Care Data Cooperative: The Next Generation of Data Integration
Despite important advances in the linkage of residents’ Medicare claims and Minimum Data Set (MDS) information, the data infrastructure for long-term care remains inadequate for public health surveillance and clinical research. It is widely known that the evidence base supporting treatment decisions for ol...
JAMDA
December 18, 2015