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JAMDA
May 5, 2026
Nursing Home Administrators' Experiences Communicating With Residents' Families During COVID-19
To understand how the COVID-19 pandemic created obstacles for nursing home staff to communicate effectively with family members of residents and how administrators navigated new communication methods.
Policy Snapshot
July 21, 2026
CMS to Launch Nursing Home Risk-Based Survey Nationwide September 8, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued QSO-26-14-NH last week, directing state survey agencies to begin using the Risk-Based Survey (RBS) at qualifying nursing homes starting September 8, 2026.
JAMDA
April 2, 2026
Concordance Between the Minimum Data Set Kidney Impairment I1500 Item and eGFR Records in Nursing Homes
To evaluate the concordance between the Minimum Data Set (MDS) version 3.0 I1500 item and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) laboratory values for identifying kidney impairment among nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
January 7, 2026
The Effects of Medicaid Payment and Payment-to-Cost Ratio on Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Ratings
Medicaid is the largest payer of nursing home (NH) care in the United States, yet Medicaid payments are not required to cover the full cost of care. Little is known about the relationship between Medicaid payment adequacy and Care Compare's star ratings. This study examined the association between Med...
JAMDA
January 7, 2026
Resource Factors Associated With Avoidable Transfers in Nursing Homes
Reducing avoidable hospital transfers among nursing home (NH) residents remains a critical priority, with 20% to 67% of transfers potentially preventable. Despite evidence that embedded advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and enhanced resources reduce transfers, chronic underinvestment leaves NHs w...
JAMDA
December 29, 2025
Factors Influencing Interprofessional Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review
Previous studies have investigated quality improvement in the care for older people; however, there remains a need to identify the factors that influence interprofessional quality improvement. This study aims to study the facilitators and barriers for interprofessional quality improvement in the care for o...
JAMDA
February 26, 2019
Fourteen-Year Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Medications, Opioids, and Other Sedatives Among Institutionalized Older People in Helsinki, Finland
The use of psychotropic drugs in long-term care (LTC) is very common, despite their known adverse effects. The prevalence of opioid use is growing among older adults. This study aimed to investigate trends in the prevalence of psychotropics, opioids, and sedative load in a LTC setting over a 14-year period...
JAMDA
July 6, 2020
Characterizing Emergency Department Use in Assisted Living
Little is known about emergency department (ED) utilization among the nearly 1 million older adults residing in assisted living (AL) settings. Unlike federally regulated nursing homes, states create and enforce AL regulations with great variability, which may affect the quality of care provided. The object...
JAMDA
November 15, 2020
Emergency Department Use Among Assisted Living Residents After Hurricane Irma
Nursing home residents are especially vulnerable to adverse outcomes after a hurricane. Prior research suggests that emergency department (ED) visits increase among community-residing older adults after natural disasters. However, little is known about the impact of hurricanes on the large population of ol...
