JAMDA
November 10, 2021
Showing 551 - 560 of 2437 results
JAMDA
August 16, 2021
Nursing Home Alzheimer's Special Care Units: Geographic Location Matters
Limited data suggest nursing home (NH) Alzheimer's special care units (ASCUs) may improve care and outcomes among residents with dementia. Unfortunately, information describing NH characteristics related to presence of ASCUs is lacking, especially whether location and neighborhood resources influence ...
JAMDA
July 29, 2020
Unmet and Unimportant Preferences Among Nursing Home Residents: What Are Key Resident and Facility Factors?
The Preferences Assessment Tool (PAT) in the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assesses 16 resident preferences for daily routines and activities. Although integrating important preferences into care planning is essential to provide person-centered care in nursing homes (NHs), preferences rated as important but u...
JAMDA
August 11, 2020
Shortages of Staff in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What are the Driving Factors?
During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, US nursing homes (NHs) have been under pressure to maintain staff levels with limited access to personal protection equipment (PPE). This study examines the prevalence and factors associated with shortages of NH staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
JAMDA
July 29, 2020
Prognostic Value of Lung Ultrasonography in Older Nursing Home Residents Affected by COVID-19
Lung ultrasonographic (LUS) imaging may play an important role in the management of patients with COVID-19–associated lung injury, particularly in some special populations. However, data regarding the prognostic role of the LUS in nursing home residents, one of the populations most affected by COVID-19, ar...
JAMDA
April 6, 2020
Measuring Self-Efficacy and Attitudes for Providing Mouth Care in Nursing Homes
Mouth care is increasingly recognized as an important component of care in nursing homes (NHs), yet is known to be deficient. To promote quality improvement and inform research efforts, it is necessary to have valid measures of staff self-efficacy and attitudes to provide mouth care.
JAMDA
March 18, 2020
Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Resistance to Fluoroquinolones of Urinary Isolated From Nursing Home Residents: A Retrospective Cohort StudyEnterobacteriaceaeImpact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Resistance to Fluoroquinolon
This study investigated the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program on fluoroquinolone (FLQ) resistance in urinary isolated from residents of 3 French nursing homes.
JAMDA
July 4, 2020
Obesity among Nursing Home Residents: Association with Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations
Studies show that in nursing homes (NHs), the prevalence of moderate-to-severe obesity has doubled in the last decade and continues to increase. Obese residents are often complex and costly, and this increase in prevalence has come at a time when NHs struggle to decrease hospitalizations, particularly thos...
JAMDA
January 23, 2020
Efficacy and Generalizability of Falls Prevention Interventions in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
To determine the efficacy of fall intervention programs in nursing homes (NHs) and the generalizability of these interventions to people living with cognitive impairment and dementia.
JAMDA
March 4, 2020