JAMDA
December 8, 2019
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JAMDA
August 5, 2023
Use of Diabetes Medications before and after a Heart Failure–Related Hospitalization among Nursing Home Residents
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) offer cardiovascular benefits, whereas thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and sulfonylureas (SUs) increase cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to describe the use of SGLT-2is, GLP-1RAs, TZD...
JAMDA
January 30, 2024
Sliding Scale Insulin Use in Nursing Homes Before and After Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To characterize sliding-scale insulin (SSI) use in US nursing homes (NHs) before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMDA
January 15, 2021
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Impact of Function and Behavior Focused Care for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the Function and Behavior Focused Care for the Cognitively Impaired (FBFC-CI) intervention on function, physical activity, and behavioral symptoms among nursing home residents with dementia, and to explore the adoption of the intervention at the fa...
JAMDA
January 16, 2025
Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Telemedicine Mental Health Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
To examine racial and ethnic differences in telemedicine mental health (tele-MH) use among nursing home (NH) long-stay residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) during the pandemic.
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2026
Nursing Home Parenteral Therapies: Clinical Guidance and Payment Considerations
The most fundamental principle in geriatric and long-term care medicine: ensure every treatment order aligns with the resident’s values and goals of care—eliciting these is a core skill for long-term care physicians. Many residents have multimorbidity, and a substantial proportion are at the end of life. E...
JAMDA
April 20, 2017
Additional Cost Because of Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents: Results From the Incidence of Pneumonia and Related Consequences in Nursing Home Resident Study
Pneumonia is a frequent condition in older people. Our aim was to examine the total healthcare cost related to pneumonia in nursing home (NH) residents over a 1-year follow-up period.
Policy Snapshot
June 30, 2023
CMS Increases Nursing Home Ownership Transparency
Last week, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) announced increased transparency of additional nursing home ownership data, including names of affiliated owners for the first time on Nursing Home Care Compare
Policy Snapshot
January 13, 2023
Nursing Home Disclosure Act Reintroduced in 118th Congress
Last week, as their first legislative introduction for the new Congress, Reps. Mike Levin (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Nursing Home Disclosure Act (H. R. 177), bipartisan legislation to improve public disclosure of nursing home medical directors.
JAMDA
July 18, 2020
Trends in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer Prescribing in Long-Term Care in the U.S.: 2011–2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes focuses on but is not limited to long-term care (LTC) residents with dementia; the potential impact on residents with other diagnoses is unclear. We sought to determine whether resident subpopulat...
