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Caring for the Ages
April 26, 2019
State of the Society: A Solid Foundation, A Bright Future
JAMDA
December 28, 2021
State Regulations and Hospice Utilization in Assisted Living During the Last Month of Life
To examine the association between hospice/staffing regulations in residential care or assisted living (RC/AL) and hospice utilization among a national cohort of Medicare decedents residing in RC/AL at least 1 day during the last month of life, and to describe patterns of hospice utilization.
JAMDA
November 6, 2019
State Variability in Assisted Living Residents’ End-of-Life Care Trajectories
A growing and increasingly vulnerable population resides in assisted living. States are responsible for regulating assisted living and vary in their requirements. Little is known about how this variability translates to differences in the dying experiences of assisted living residents. The objective of thi...
JAMDA
February 22, 2023
State Variation in Antipsychotic Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia
More than two-thirds of assisted living (AL) residents have dementia or cognitive impairment and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for behavioral disturbances. As AL communities are regulated by state-level policies, which vary significantly regarding the care for people with dementia, we examined how...
JAMDA
May 19, 2021
State Variation in Chronic Opioid Use in Long-Term Care Nursing Home Residents
Policies and regulations on opioid use have evolved from being primarily state-to federally based. We examined the trends and variation in chronic opioid use among states and nursing homes.
JAMDA
March 12, 2021
State Variation in Long-Term Care Availability, Regulation, and Cost and Suicide Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: 2010–2015
Residential long-term care (LTC) facilities may be key settings for the prevention of suicide among older adults; however, little is known about the relationship between statewide policies determining characteristics of LTC facilities and suicide mortality. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate th...
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
Statin Helps Endothelial Function in COPD Subgroup
Caring for the Ages
March 28, 2018
Statins in PA/LTC Patients With Diabetes: Is This Quality?
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015