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JAMDA
October 14, 2020
Clinical implications of asymptomatic cases of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes remain poorly understood. We assessed the association of symptom status and medical comorbidities on mortality and hospitalization risk associated with COVID-19 in residents across 15 nursing homes...
JAMDA
October 22, 2020
Older adults living in nursing homes are the most vulnerable group of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many difficulties in isolating residents and limiting the spread in this setting. We have developed a simple algorithm with a traffic light format for resident classification and sectorization within nurs...
JAMDA
November 22, 2021
To describe recent trends in post-acute care provision within nursing homes, focusing specifically on nursing homes’ degree of specialization in post-acute care.
JAMDA
September 29, 2021
To describe the experience of COVID-19 disease among chronically ventilated and nonventilated nursing home patients living in 3 separate nursing homes.
JAMDA
October 6, 2021
During the last quarter of 2020—despite improved distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and knowledge of COVID-19 management—nursing homes experienced the greatest increases in cases and deaths since the pandemic's beginning. We sought to update COVID-19 estimates of cases, hospitalizatio...
JAMDA
July 25, 2018
Our aim was to describe the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in Belgian nursing homes and to identify characteristics of residents, general practitioners (GPs), and nursing homes (NHs) that are associated with the number of PIMs and PPOs....
JAMDA
May 31, 2018
Dysphagia is a frequent finding in nursing home residents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of dysphagia and mortality in nursing home residents and identify further risk factors for mortality in residents with dysphagia.
JAMDA
May 24, 2018
Frail nursing home residents face multiple health challenges as a result of their frail status. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of HT on the psychosocial well-being of frail and prefrail nursing home residents.
JAMDA
October 1, 2018
Nursing home (NH) residents' preferences for everyday living are the foundation for delivering individualized person-centered care. Yet, work has not examined what the most and least important preferences of nursing home residents are and if those preferences change over time.
JAMDA
June 27, 2014
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex and disabling disorder. Ultimately, 20% to 40% of patients are admitted to a nursing home, and neurologists often lose track of these patients. Care and treatment of these institutionalized patients have not been addressed comprehensively, but anecdotal reports su...