JAMDA
June 12, 2025
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JAMDA
July 30, 2025
Diagnoses Associated With Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents With Severe Functional Impairment and Terminal Illness
Hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits can be uncomfortable and burdensome for severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home (NH) residents. Very few studies have examined specific diagnoses associated with these events.
JAMDA
September 17, 2025
Subcontracting, Employment Characteristics, and COVID-19 Infections Among Staff and Residents of Nursing Homes in Canada
Staffing challenges in nursing homes (NHs) have led to an increased reliance on subcontracted direct care workers from third-party agencies to provide essential care for older adults. This study assesses the associations between subcontracting, employment characteristics, and COVID-19 infections among dire...
JAMDA
March 31, 2025
Trends in End-of-Life Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents between 2011 and 2020: Analyses of German Health Insurance Data
To investigate trends in end-of-life hospitalizations among nursing home residents between 2011 and 2020.
JAMDA
March 13, 2025
Physicians Who Provide Primary Care in US Nursing Homes: Characteristics and Care Patterns
To examine practice trends and characteristics of primary care physicians providing care in US nursing homes.
JAMDA
July 28, 2020
Challenges in Tracking and Reporting Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
The contemporary long-term care provider and interdisciplinary team are well aware of the recent focus on antibiotic use in their settings. Regulatory changes implemented by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services beginning in 2016 have required long-term care settings to look at antibiotic use in a mor...
JAMDA
December 8, 2023
Accountable Care Organization Attribution and Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility Outcomes for People Living With Dementia
Under the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, reductions in healthcare spending have been achieved by targeting post-acute care, particularly in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). People with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) are frequently discharged to SNF for post-acute care and may ...
JAMDA
February 7, 2025
Adherence to Guideline Recommendations on Psychotropic Drug Use for Challenging Behavior in Dementia
Psychotropic drugs are frequently prescribed for challenging behavior in residents with dementia in nursing homes. Recommendations on psychotropic drug use for challenging behavior are described in the Dutch multidisciplinary guideline “Problem behavior in dementia.” This study aimed to gain insight into t...
JAMDA
July 19, 2025
A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections
Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rapid diagnostic alternative to standard urine culture, gaining increasing adoption in nursing homes despite l...
Caring for the Ages
April 29, 2025
The Ethical Concerns Regarding the Use of Behavioral Contracts in Skilled Nursing Facilities for Adults With Substance Use Disorder
