JAMDA
February 8, 2025
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JAMDA
February 7, 2025
A Comparison of Measures for Identifying Possible Dementia in Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Residents
Identifying people with possible dementia in health care systems is important to study outcomes and target improvements in care. This study sought to compare the performance of diagnostic codes and Minimum Data Set (MDS)-based measures for identifying dementia and cognitive impairment in older veteran nurs...
JAMDA
March 3, 2025
Successful Care Conferences: Nursing Home Staff, Persons with Dementia, and Caregiver Perspectives
The objective of this study was to identify best practices for nursing home (NH) virtual care conferences using Me & My Wishes—videos that document care preferences of residents, including those living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Videos are shared during care conferences with c...
JAMDA
March 5, 2025
Do Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Impact Health Care Utilization among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents?
Nursing home (NH) residents are high-cost, high-need Medicare beneficiaries. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have the potential to improve quality of care and reduce potentially unnecessary health care utilization. This study aimed to assess the impact of Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACOs o...
Policy Snapshot
May 5, 2025
OIG Report Calls for Stronger Oversight of Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds that many state survey agencies need more support to effectively evaluate whether nursing homes are ready for emergencies.
JAMDA
May 7, 2025
The Multiple Determinants of Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review
To map the barriers and facilitators influencing infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in nursing homes (NHs) from a behavior change perspective and to identify research gaps.
JAMDA
October 9, 2025
Care Trajectories for a Cohort of First-Time Nursing Home Admissions: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study in Minnesota
This study modeled 5-year care trajectories of first-time, dual-eligible older adults admitted to Minnesota nursing homes (NHs), capturing discharges to the community, NH readmissions, hospitalizations, and mortality. A secondary aim was to examine associations between care trajectories and dementia, basel...
JAMDA
October 24, 2025
Caregiver Neighborhood Vulnerability and Visitation Responses to an Environmental Shock in Nursing Homes
To study the association between climate vulnerability in caregiver neighborhoods on nursing home (NH) visitation changes during and following Hurricane Ian (2022).
JAMDA
October 27, 2025
Alignment of Minimum Data Set 3.0 Ratings With Staff Care Partner Reports of Symptoms of Distress for Nursing Home Residents
The Minimum Data Set (MDS 3.0) for nursing home (NH) residents contains data collected at regular intervals that are vital to pragmatic research studies. However, there is evidence of discrepancies between MDS 3.0 data and staff perceptions of mood and behavioral symptoms. We examined the comparative endor...
JAMDA
October 20, 2025
Family-Perceived Quality of End-of-Life Care and Quality of Dying Among Dutch Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: 2005–2024 Trends
Family ratings of quality of end-of-life (EOL) care increased up to 2019 in a previous study on Dutch nursing home residents with dementia, while quality of dying did not. This study examines if these trends have continued based on newly collected data (2019–2024).
