JAMDA
March 5, 2014
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JAMDA
November 16, 2017
An Easy Assessment of Frailty at Baseline Independently Predicts Prognosis in Very Elderly Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Information about the impact of frailty in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is scarce. No study has assessed the prognostic impact of frailty as measured by the FRAIL scale in very elderly patients with ACS.
JAMDA
September 2, 2015
Building Long-Term Care Policies in Latin America: New Programs in Chile
Little is known about long-term care policies in developing regions. Latin America is one of those regions. In less than 20 years, it will surpass Europe's elderly population. At that point, Chile will be the country with the largest share of elderly population in the region. For that reason, long-ter...
Policy Snapshot
May 11, 2026
Upcoming Medicare Model Application Deadlines
The deadlines for the LEAD (Long-Term Enhanced Design) Model, the ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Model, and the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) ELEVATE (Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence) Model are imminent.
JAMDA
March 11, 2014
Finding Gertrude: The Resident's Voice in Minimum Data Set 3.0
The new Minimum Data Set 3.0 was designed to improve the assessment process by requiring nursing home (NH) staff to attempt to interview residents with scripted questions to assess subjective states such as pain, mood, and cognitive functioning. Although the case has been made that resident self-report is ...
JAMDA
July 5, 2015
Daily (In)Activities of Nursing Home Residents in Their Wards: An Observation Study
Research shows that nursing home residents are largely inactive. This inactivity negatively influences physical fitness, and participation in daily activities is known to have a positive influence on physical function and quality of life. Existing research does not provide sufficient insight into the daily...
JAMDA
January 11, 2021
Health Care Costs and Utilization Predictions by the Skilled Nursing Facility Readmission Risk Instrument
Health care providers at hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are increasingly expected to optimize care of post-acute patients to reduce hospital readmissions and contain costs. To achieve these goals, providers need to understand their patients’ risk of hospital readmission and how this risk i...
JAMDA
April 19, 2014
Computer-Assisted Direct Observation of Behavioral Agitation, Engagement, and Affect in Long-Term Care Residents
The objectives of the current research were (1) to test and evaluate the investigator-designed Behavior, Engagement, and Affect Measure (BEAM) touchpad direct observational data collection tool, and (2) to implement this tool to investigate residents' patterns of behavioral agitation, engagement, affe...
JAMDA
June 15, 2020
The Effects of ARBs, ACEis, and Statins on Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (“statins”) have been hypothesized to affect COVID-19 severity. However, up to now, no studies investigating this association have been conducted in the most vulnerable and affected po...
JAMDA
August 10, 2019