JAMDA
April 27, 2021
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JAMDA
March 21, 2015
Dying in a Nursing Home: Treatable Symptom Burden and its Link to Modifiable Features of Work Context
High-quality care at the end of life supports freedom from pain and other potentially burdensome symptoms. Lowering symptom burden at the end of life is an urgent and achievable goal in delivering services in nursing home settings. Few published reports describe symptom burden among older adults in nursing...
JAMDA
June 13, 2024
Falls Prevention Using AI and Remote Surveillance in Nursing Homes
The older population of United States is growing, with more adults having complicated medical conditions being admitted into nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest challenge has been falls prevention, with an increasing number of patients being placed in ...
Policy Snapshot
August 4, 2025
CMS Retires Focused Infection Control Surveys
CMS has officially ended the use of Focused Infection Control Surveys (FICS) as part of routine surveys, according to revised guidance in memo QSO-25-23-ALL, issued on July 30, 2025.
JAMDA
September 11, 2025
Nursing Home Leadership Turnover and Its Association With Star Ratings and Consumer Satisfaction
Nursing home administrator (NHA) and director of nursing (DON) are the 2 key leadership positions in nursing homes (NHs) and play an important role in delivering high-quality long-term care services. However, the impact of DON turnover has not been well investigated compared with that of NHA. This study ai...
JAMDA
June 30, 2025
Nursing Home Staffing Expenditures and Levels are Impaired by High Medicaid Payer-Mix
Medicaid is the primary payer for most nursing home residents and reimburses below the cost of care, limiting the ability of nursing homes to increase staffing levels. This study examined the association of nursing staff levels and expenditures with Medicaid payer-mix and determined whether these associati...
JAMDA
March 25, 2019
Medicaid Long-term Care Policies and Rates of Nursing Home Successful Discharge to Community
Successful discharge of nursing home (NH) residents to community has been reported in Nursing Home Compare (NHCompare) as a quality indicator, yet it is likely influenced by the availability of home- and community-based services (HCBS). Medicaid NH reimbursement rates and bed-hold policies have been shown ...
JAMDA
September 30, 2015
Is Aging in Place Delaying Nursing Home Admission?
This study examines whether aging in place (community-based living before admission to a nursing home) delays nursing home admission among New York State home health care recipients.
JAMDA
August 28, 2020
The Association Between Pain Perception and Care Dependency in Older Nursing Home Residents: A Prospective Cohort Study
Maintenance of independence is a challenge for nursing home residents whose pain is often substantial. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between pain perception and care dependency in a population of Dutch nursing home residents.
JAMDA
September 24, 2021