Caring for the Ages
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JAMDA
May 22, 2025
Shifting Paradigms in Fall Management for Long-Term Care: From Prevention to Injury Mitigation
JAMDA
March 5, 2021
Shifting US Patterns of COVID-19 Mortality by Race and Ethnicity From June–December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minorities in the United States and has been devastating for residents of nursing homes (NHs). However, evidence on racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19–related mortality rates within NHs and how that has changed over time has bee...
Spotlight
September 28, 2023
Shining a Spotlight on Sexuality and Gender Issues
Looking at intimacy and gender issues through the eyes of residents was a focus of the most recent Caring On-The-Go podcast. Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD, the podcast’s host, talked with Caring for the Ages Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, and Managing Editor Tess Bird, PhD, about some key arti...
JAMDA
February 4, 2022
Short Daily-Life Walking Bouts and Poor Self-Reported Health Predict the Onset of Depression in Community-Dwelling Older People: A 2-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study
This study aimed to assess whether the amount and quality of daily-life walking obtained using wearable technology can predict depression onset over a 2-year period, independently of self-reported health status.
Caring for the Ages
May 6, 2020
Short Delirium Screening Tool Wins Morley Award
JAMDA
July 15, 2025
Short Physical Performance Battery or Chair Stand: Which Better Predicts Disability Among High-Functioning Older Adults?
To compare the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and Chair Stand Test (CST) in terms of their ability to identify the risk of incident disability in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (BADL) over an 8-year follow-up among high-functioning older adult...
JAMDA
June 20, 2022
Short- and Long-Term Mortality and Mortality Risk Factors among Nursing Home Patients after COVID-19 Infection
To assess short- and long-term mortality and risk factors in nursing home patients with COVID-19 infection.
JAMDA
May 18, 2018
Short-term Resource Utilization and Cost-Effectiveness of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Acute Hospital Care for Severely Frail Elderly Patients
The objective of this study was to estimate the 3-month within-trial cost-effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in acute medical care for frail elderly patients compared to usual medical care, by estimating health-related quality of life and costs from a societal perspective.
JAMDA
August 11, 2020
Shortages of Staff in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What are the Driving Factors?
During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, US nursing homes (NHs) have been under pressure to maintain staff levels with limited access to personal protection equipment (PPE). This study examines the prevalence and factors associated with shortages of NH staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
