JAMDA
July 1, 2019
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JAMDA
July 24, 2019
Frailty Status Predicts All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Community Dwelling Older Adults
To examine the relationship between frailty status and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
JAMDA
March 13, 2014
Predicting All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality by Static and Dynamic Measurements of Allostatic Load: A 10-Year Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan
To evaluate the role of allostatic load (AL), either static or dynamic measurements, in predicting all-cause and cause-specific mortality of older people in Taiwan.
JAMDA
October 6, 2017
Total Physical Activity, Exercise Intensity, and Walking Speed as Predictors of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Over 7 Years in Older Men: The Concord Health and Aging in Men Project
The study aimed to examine the contemporaneous temporal association between changes in total physical activity, sports intensity, muscle strengthening exercise, and walking speed as predictors of all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer and other cause-specific mortality in older men.
Policy Snapshot
January 17, 2025
CMS Revises Surveyor Guidance Again, Delays Implementation to March 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced updates to the revised nursing home surveyor guidance initially released in November 2024. These updates encompass revised guidance and training for nursing services and the Payroll-Based Journal Staffing Report. Additionally, CMS is exte...
JAMDA
February 7, 2014
Medical Foster Homes: Shifting Nursing Home Care to “Micro” Homes in the Community
JAMDA
July 31, 2020
Quality of Post-Acute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities That Disproportionately Serve Hispanics With Dementia
As the number of Hispanics with dementia continues to increase, greater use of post-acute care in nursing home settings will be required. Little is known about the quality of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that disproportionately serve Hispanic patients with dementia and whether the quality of SNF care ...
JAMDA
December 13, 2020
The Use and Misuse of Proton Pump Inhibitors: An Opportunity for Deprescribing
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are proven medications of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid-related disorders, erosive esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding while on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, eosinophilic esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, s...
JAMDA
May 1, 2015
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Family Distress in Advanced Dementia Scale
The majority of scales to measure family member distress in dementia are designed for community settings and do not capture the unique burdens of the nursing home (NH) environment. We report the psychometric properties of a new Family Distress in Advanced Dementia Scale for use in the NH setting.
PALTmed In The News
April 18, 2024