JAMDA
December 23, 2019
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JAMDA
December 19, 2018
Inverse Dose-Response Relationship Between Home Health Care Services and Rehospitalization in Older Adults
(1) To examine the impact of specific services [skilled nursing (SN), physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and home health aide (HA)] in Medicare-certified home health care (HHC) on subsequent rehospitalization among older patients during a 60-day HHC episode and (2) to test the moderating eff...
JAMDA
April 2, 2015
Critical Decisions for Older People With Advanced Dementia: A Prospective Study in Long-Term Institutions and District Home Care
To describe and compare the decisions critical for survival or quality of life [critical decisions (CDs)] made for patients with advanced dementia in nursing homes (NHs) and home care (HC) services.
JAMDA
February 9, 2026
Characteristics Associated With Home Health Care Referral After Discharge From Hospital
Most older adults prefer to recover at home, making home health care (HHC) an important alternative to institutional post-acute care (eg, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation). Understanding factors associated with HHC referral at hospital discharge—relative to other options—can align care with patien...
JAMDA
October 14, 2020
Instrumental Swallowing Assessment in Adults in Residential Aged Care Homes: A Scoping Review
To systematically describe evidence on the use of instrumental swallowing assessment for residents of aged care homes.
JAMDA
March 12, 2019
Signs and Symptoms of Low-Intake Dehydration Do Not Work in Older Care Home Residents—DRIE Diagnostic Accuracy Study
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of commonly used signs and symptoms of low-intake dehydration in older care home residents.
JAMDA
September 30, 2025
Quality Indicators to Monitor Home Care Services for the Older Population: A Scoping Review
To identify and synthesize publicly available quality indicators (QIs) routinely used to monitor and assess the quality and safety of home care services for the older population.
JAMDA
February 6, 2019
Interdisciplinary Teams and Home-Based Medical Care: Secondary Analysis of a National Survey
The objective of this study was to describe the use of interdisciplinary teams (IDTs) in home-based medical care practices.
JAMDA
October 19, 2021
Identifying Unexpected Deaths in Long-Term Care Homes
Predicting unexpected deaths among long-term care (LTC) residents can provide valuable information to clinicians and policy makers. We study multiple methods to predict unexpected death, adjusting for individual and home-level factors, and to use as a step to compare mortality differences at the facility l...
JAMDA
October 29, 2023
Challenges in Deprescribing among Older Adults in Post-Acute Care Transitions to Home
Medications with a higher risk of harm or that are unlikely to be beneficial are used by nearly all older patients in home health care (HHC). The objective of this study was to understand stakeholders’ perspectives on challenges in deprescribing these medications for post-acute HHC patients.
