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July 10, 2020
Medicaid Nursing Home Policies and Risk-Adjusted Rates of Emergency Department Visits: Does Rural Location Matter?
Medicaid nursing home (NH) reimbursement rates and bed-hold policies have been shown to be associated with hospitalization of urban NH residents, but their relationships with emergency department (ED) visits, especially in rural NHs, remain unknown. This study explores the relationships of Medicaid NH poli...
JAMDA
August 5, 2015
Clinical Interpretation of Elevated Concentrations of Cardiac Troponin T, but Not Troponin I, in Nursing Home Residents
Cardiac troponins T (cTnT) and I (cTnI) are the preferred biomarkers to detect myocardial damage. The present study explores the value of measuring cardiac troponins (cTn) in nursing home residents, by investigating its relation to heart failure and 1-year mortality using 1 cTnT and 2 cTnI assays that are ...
JAMDA
July 20, 2018
Bayesian Analyses Showed More Evidence for Apathy than for Depression Being Associated With Cognitive Functioning in Nursing Home Residents
Depression, apathy, and cognitive impairments are widespread in nursing home (NH) residents. Scarce research that explicitly compares apathy to depression suggests that the association between apathy and cognitive functioning is stronger than the association between depression and cognitive functioning. Th...
JAMDA
July 10, 2015
Reversible Dementia: Two Nursing Home Patients With Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody-Associated Limbic Encephalitis
Voltage-gated potassium channel antibody-associated limbic encephalitis (VGKC-LE) is a rare disease that is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for medical practitioners. Two patients with VGKC-LE, both developing dementia are presented. Following treatment, both patients showed remarkable cognitive and...
JAMDA
October 7, 2014
The Effect of Hospice on Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents
Hospice enrollment is known to reduce risk of hospitalizations for nursing home residents who use it. We examined whether residing in facilities with a higher hospice penetration: (1) reduces hospitalization risk for nonhospice residents; and (2) decreases hospice-enrolled residents' hospitalization r...
JAMDA
November 1, 2016
Diabetes-Associated Factors as Predictors of Nursing Home Admission and Costs in the Elderly Across Europe
To identify the main factors associated with the use of nursing home facilities and to calculate their costs among older people with diabetes in Europe.
JAMDA
April 12, 2017
Mortality in Nursing Homes Following Emergency Evacuation: A Systematic Review
To determine the risk associated with mortality among nursing home residents within 6 months following an evacuation because of man-made or natural disasters.
JAMDA
October 1, 2015
Differences in Case Conferences in Dementia Specific vs Traditional Care Units in German Nursing Homes: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study
To investigate differences in the provision and performance of case conferences for people with dementia between dementia special care units (DSCUs) and traditional care units (TCUs) in nursing homes. Because DSCUs employ more staff, we expect the likelihood of the provision of case conferences to be highe...
JAMDA
October 31, 2020