JAMDA
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JAMDA
May 10, 2025
Qualitative Study of the Context of Health Information Technology in Sepsis Care Transitions: Facilitators, Barriers, and Strategies for Improvement
To examine how health information technology (HIT) supports timely post-acute home health and outpatient care for sepsis survivors by identifying facilitators, barriers, and proposed strategies.
JAMDA
November 13, 2020
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): A Quick and Useful Tool for Fall Risk Stratification Among Older Primary Care Patients
Evaluate fall risk with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and examine its application within the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) tool advocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
JAMDA
November 27, 2017
Reliability and Validity of the Care Plan Checklist for Evidence of Person-Centered Approaches for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms Associated With Dementia
The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Care Plan Checklist for Evidence of Person-Centered Approaches for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms Associated with Dementia (BPSD).
JAMDA
May 21, 2022
Transition to Comfort Care Only and End-of-Life Trajectories in an Acute Geriatric Unit: A Secondary Analysis of the DAMAGE Cohort
Comfort care for a dying patient increases the quality of the end of life. End-of-life situations are frequently managed in acute geriatric units (AGUs), and transition to comfort care only is often necessary. However, the frequency of transition to comfort care and the latter's putative link with the...
JAMDA
October 26, 2025
Compiling Data of Workforce Policies: A Data Compendium About Direct Care Workers Caring for People With Dementia
Direct care workers in long-term care settings are essential to provide care for older adults and people with disabilities who have daily needs. There is an increasing demand for an adequately sized and well-prepared direct care workforce to support people living with dementia due to its rising prevalence....
Practice Management Tools
Starting & Maintaining a Long-Term Care Ethics Committee Tool Kit
The PALTmed Tool Kit for Starting & Maintaining a Long-Term Care Ethics Committee provides a comprehensive guide to medical directors and others working in post-acute and long-term care who encounter ethical issues that need attention. The tool kit provides advice on how to start an ethics committee, c...
Policy Snapshot
March 16, 2026
Senate Hearing on Transforming Health Care with Data: Improving Patient Outcomes Through Next-Generation Care
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing focused on how health data and health information technology can be used to improve patient outcomes and modernize the U.S. health-care system.
JAMDA
September 28, 2020
Omissions of Care in Nursing Homes: A Uniform Definition for Research and Quality Improvement
Omission of care in US nursing homes can lead to increased risk for harm or adverse outcomes, decreased quality of life for residents, and increased healthcare expenditures. However, scholars and policymakers in long-term care have taken varying approaches to defining omissions of care, which makes efforts...
Caring for the Ages
December 28, 2020