JAMDA
December 14, 2021
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JAMDA
May 15, 2021
Concurrent and Predictive Validity of FRAIL-NH in Hospitalized Older Persons: An Exploratory Study
The FRAIL-NH was originally developed for frailty assessment of nursing home (NH) residents. We aimed to compare concurrent, predictive, and known-groups validity between FRAIL-NH and FRAIL, using the Frailty Index (FI) as gold standard reference. We also examined for ceiling effect of both measures in the...
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
August 30, 2014
Sensitivity and Specificity of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Discharge Data Relative to Medicare Claims
The objective of this study was to determine whether the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 discharge record accurately identifies hospitalizations and deaths of nursing home residents.
JAMDA
October 10, 2014
ECHO-AGE: An Innovative Model of Geriatric Care for Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia and Behavioral Issues
To design, implement, and assess the pilot phase of an innovative, remote case-based video-consultation program called ECHO-AGE that links experts in the management of behavior disorders in patients with dementia to nursing home care providers.
JAMDA
April 4, 2019
Copper for the Prevention of Outbreaks of Health Care–Associated Infections in a Long-term Care Facility for Older Adults
We aimed to study the efficacy of copper as an antimicrobial agent by comparing incidence rates during outbreaks in areas equipped vs not equipped with copper surfaces in a long-term facility for dependent older adults (nursing home).
JAMDA
January 19, 2024
Exploring Staffing Levels in Adult Day Services: Does Profit Status Matter?
For more than 4 decades, adult day service centers (ADSCs) have provided long-term care services and socialization to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. An important part of the long-term care continuum, ADSCs serve older adults and adults with disabilities, many of whom have low incomes...
Spotlight
August 23, 2024
New D2D Course Takes Practitioners Further Down the Deprescribing Highway
The concept of deprescribing has gained traction in recent years, and the Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) program takes the wheel with a new course, Design Your Deprescribing Intervention, which launched earlier this month. “Our audience was craving more documents, materials, and information to bring back to th...
PALTmed In The News
June 13, 2024
Value-based care could boost SNF reimbursement rates: Viewpoint
Many nursing homes are closing due to financial strain, but changing service models from fee-for-service to value-based care could help improve their finances, Rajeev Kumar, MD, president of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told Becker's in a recent interview
JAMDA
June 19, 2024
Wandering Behavior and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Veterans Affairs Community Living Center Residents
Wandering behavior in nursing home (NH) residents could increase risk of infection. The objective of this study was to assess the association of wandering behavior with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Center (CLC) residents.
