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June 16, 2020
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JAMDA
August 16, 2021
Feasibility of Routine Quality of Life Measurement for People Living With Dementia in Long-Term Care
Maximizing quality of life (QoL) is the ultimate goal of long-term dementia care. However, routine QoL measurement is rare in nursing home (NH) and assisted living (AL) facilities. Routine QoL measurement might lead to improvements in resident QoL. Our objective was to assess the feasibility of using DEMQO...
JAMDA
November 15, 2018
Examining Black-White Disparities Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Assisted Living Settings in 2014
Assisted living (AL) provides housing and personal care to residents who need assistance with daily activities. Few studies have examined black-white disparities in larger (25 + beds) ALs; therefore, little is known about black residents, their prior residential settings, and how they compare to whites in ...
JAMDA
February 24, 2022
Multimorbidity Patterns and 5-Year Mortality in Institutionalized Older Adults
The aim was to characterize multimorbidity patterns in a large sample of older individuals living in nursing homes (NHs) and to investigate their association with mortality, also considering the effect of functional status.
JAMDA
December 29, 2021
Transforming Direct Care Jobs, Reimagining Long-Term Services and Supports
The diverse array of individuals who receive long-term services and supports share one common experience, which is the need for assistance with personal care and/or other daily activities. The direct care workers (including nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care aides) who provide this as...
JAMDA
December 29, 2021
Reimagining Family Involvement in Residential Long-Term Care
Although descriptions of family involvement in residential long-term care (RLTC) are available in the scientific literature, how family involvement is optimized in nursing homes or assisted living settings remains underexplored. During the facility lockdowns and visitor restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemi...
JAMDA
February 22, 2022
Pragmatic Trials in Long-Term Care: Research Challenges and Potential Solutions in Relation to Key Areas of Care
As a method of research, pragmatic trials are recommended so as to generate results that are applicable to real-world care. This intent is especially important for the millions of older adults who receive long-term care in thousands of nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country—and ma...
JAMDA
December 14, 2021
Pragmatic Trials in Long-Term Care: Implementation and Dissemination Challenges and Opportunities
Randomized controlled trials are considered the most rigorous research design in efficacy and effectiveness research; however, such trials present numerous challenges that limit their applicability in real-world settings. As a consequence, pragmatic trials are increasingly viewed as a research design that ...
JAMDA
May 22, 2022
Life-Space Mobility in Aged Care Residents: Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) Study Findings
Life-space mobility is a measure of the extent and frequency of mobility in older adults reflecting not only physical function, but also cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental factors. This study aimed to (1) develop life-space mobility profiles for nursing home residents; (2) examine independent facto...
JAMDA
July 17, 2025