JAMDA
September 1, 2017
Showing 101 - 110 of 2397 results
JAMDA
July 26, 2016
Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review
As older adults living in nursing homes are at a high risk of adverse drug-related events, medications with a poor benefit/risk ratio or with a safer alternative should be avoided.
JAMDA
March 24, 2016
Patterns of Emergency Department Use Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents With Differing Levels of Dementia Severity
To describe emergency department (ED) utilization among long-stay nursing home residents with different levels of dementia severity.
JAMDA
September 16, 2019
Antibiograms Cannot Be Used Interchangeably Between Acute Care Medical Centers and Affiliated Nursing Homes
To determine whether antibiograms for Veterans Affairs (VA) nursing homes (NHs), termed Community Living Centers, are similar to those from their affiliated acute care medical centers.
JAMDA
February 7, 2014
Successful Reduction of Psychotropic Medication Use by Accurate Monitoring of Resident Behavior
JAMDA
October 31, 2019
The Minimum Data Set Agitated and Reactive Behavior Scale: Measuring Behaviors in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
Interventions aimed at managing agitated and aggressive behaviors in dementia without the use of antipsychotics are currently being tested in nursing homes (NHs). Researchers and clinicians require a measure that can capture the severity of residents’ behaviors. We test the internal consistency and constru...
JAMDA
April 20, 2023
Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing by the Degree of Physician Specialization in Nursing Home Practice: An Observational Study
The use of anticholinergics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and other potentially harmful medications (PHMs) is associated with particularly poor outcomes in nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Our objective was to compare PHM prescribing by NH physicia...
JAMDA
December 28, 2020
To What Extent Do Local Nursing Home Prescribing Patterns Relate to Psychotropic Prescribing in Assisted Living?
In nursing homes (NHs), psychoactive medication use has received notable attention, but less is known about prescribing in assisted living (AL). This study examined how antipsychotic and antianxiety medication prescribing in AL compares with NHs.
Policy Snapshot
July 15, 2022
Long-Term Care Facilities: Nursing Home Five Star Rating Changes
With the July 2022 Care Compare refresh, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System to include weekend staffing and staff turnover measures.
Press Release
April 7, 2022