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JAMDA
December 1, 2025
Reducing sedentary behavior (SB) is essential for improving health outcomes among older adults. However, much is still unknown about factors influencing SB in this population. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with SB reduction among older adults based on the Capability, Opportunity, Moti...
JAMDA
July 19, 2014
Nursing home (NH) employee influenza vaccination is associated with reductions in morbidity and mortality among residents. Little is known regarding associations between NH characteristics and employee influenza vaccination rates (EVRs). This study identifies NH characteristics that may be associated with ...
JAMDA
April 29, 2017
Hand hygiene is the single-most important nursing home (NH) infection control measure. We piloted a multifaceted hand-washing/surface cleaning intervention in 5 NHs. Our aims were to assess the feasibility of implementing this intervention by assessing staff participation, satisfaction, hand-washing compli...
Policy Snapshot
May 10, 2024
Last week, the House Committee on Ways & Means held a mark-up hearing on several bills to protect and expand health care for millions of seniors. The committee approved six bills that address a wide range of pressing health-care issues, particularly those facing rural communities. The package of bills ...
Policy Snapshot
January 26, 2026
Last week, the House voted 341–88 to pass a bill providing full-year funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The package includes several major health-care provisions and program extensions important to providers, patients, and long-term care stakeholders. The package is part of a De...
JAMDA
January 10, 2019
We performed a meta-analysis based on prospective cohort studies to synthesize the pooled risk effect and to determine whether frailty is a predictor of all-cause mortality.
JAMDA
February 22, 2022
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Numerous observational studies have reported an increased risk of mortality for conventional antipsychotics in elderly patients, and for haloperidol in particular. Subsequently, health authorities have warned against use of conventional antipsychotics in dementia. Experimental evidence is lacking.
JAMDA
September 23, 2019
Inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing is a key quality indicator by which clinical outcomes might be monitored and improved in long-term care (LTC), but limited evidence exists on the most effective strategies for reducing inappropriate antipsychotic use.
JAMDA
May 22, 2023
Benzodiazepine and antipsychotic medications are common components of the hospice toolkit and are routinely prescribed for behavioral symptom management at end of life. These medications have significant associated risks but, despite their frequent use, little is known about how clinicians weigh prescribin...