To examine the prevalence of mental health treatment among nursing home (NH) long-stay residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and explore factors associated with utilization.
Despite the high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions in long-term care settings, there are no mental health–related quality indicators mandated for use in Australia. This study aimed to gain national consensus on indicators for inclusion in a mental health benchmarking ind...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra recently released a letter to health-care leaders and stakeholders on the impacts of Hurricane Helene, which can be found on the HHS website. In response to Hurricanes Helene and Francine, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Se...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents an urgent need to investigate whether existing drugs can enhance or even worsen prognosis; metformin, a known mammalian target of rapamycin (m-TOR) inhibitor, has been identified as a potential agent. We sought to evaluate mortality benefit among older persons infected with S...