JAMDA
March 26, 2018
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JAMDA
March 9, 2018
Representation in the Care Planning Process for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
Federally mandated assessments of nursing home (NH) residents drive individualized care planning. Residents with cognitive impairment may not be able to meaningfully communicate their care needs and preferences during this process—a gap that may be partially addressed by involving surrogates. We describe t...
JAMDA
February 1, 2018
Hearing Loss: Why Does It Matter for Nursing Homes?
Over the past decade, hearing loss has emerged as a key issue for aging and health. We describe why hearing loss may be especially disabling in nursing home settings and provide an estimate of prevalence using the Minimum Data Set (MDS v.3.0). We outline steps to mitigate hearing loss. Many solutions are i...
JAMDA
November 7, 2017
Age, Sex, and Dose Effects of Nonbenzodiazepine Hypnotics on Hip Fracture in Nursing Home Residents
The Food and Drug Administration recommends a reduced dose of nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics in women, yet little is known about the age-, sex-, and dose-specific effects of these drugs on risk of hip fracture, especially among nursing home (NH) residents. We estimated the age-, sex-, and dose-specific effect...
JAMDA
November 3, 2017
Trajectories Over the First Year of Long-Term Care Nursing Home Residence
To describe the trajectories in the first year after individuals are admitted to long-term care nursing homes.
JAMDA
February 1, 2018
Management of Nursing Home Residents Following Acute Hospitalization: Efficacy of the “Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP)” Intervention
Rehospitalization of nursing home (NH) residents is frequent, costly, potentially avoidable and associated with diminished quality of life and poor survival. This study aims to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of the Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP) protocol of coordinated specialis...
JAMDA
November 21, 2018
Improving Nursing Home Residents' Oral Hygiene: Results of a Cluster Randomized Intervention Trial
A 2-year cluster randomized trial of (MCWB) was conducted in nursing homes (NHs) to determine if recommended mouth care practices provided by NH staff could improve residents' oral hygiene and denture outcomes.
JAMDA
November 6, 2018
Aggressive Behaviors Among Nursing Home Residents: Association With Dementia and Behavioral Health Disorders
We measured the prevalence and severity of aggressive behaviors (ABs) among nursing home (NH) residents and examined whether individuals with behavioral health disorders were more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviors than others.
JAMDA
November 21, 2018
Effect of an Educational and Organizational Intervention on Pain in Nursing Home Residents: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
To determine whether an intervention based on education and professional support to nursing home (NH) staff would decrease the number of residents with a pain complaint, and to determine whether the intervention would improve pain management.
JAMDA
June 6, 2015