JAMDA
November 21, 2022
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JAMDA
June 1, 2020
Policy Recommendations Regarding Skilled Nursing Facility Management of Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19): Lessons from New York State
To provide policy recommendations for managing Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) in skilled nursing facilities, a group of certified medical directors from several facilities in New York state with experience managing the disease used e-mail, phone, and video conferencing to develop consensus recommendations. The ...
JAMDA
April 3, 2019
Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Discharge to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is common in patients with heart failure (HF). It is unknown whether the transition from SNF to home is risky for these patients. Our objective was to study outcomes for the 30 days after discharge from SNF to home among Medicare patients hospitalized with HF ...
News Release
October 1, 2025
Government Shutdown Impact on PALTC
Congress was unable to reach an agreement and we are therefore operating under a government shutdown. There is no timetable for the resolution to the current situation. Previous government shutdowns have lasted from days to months. Each situation is different but as of right now there is not indication of ...
JAMDA
September 1, 2025
Effects of Music Imaging on Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional state between age-related cognitive decline and dementia. Music therapy has been shown to be an effective nonpharmacological intervention for improving MCI-related symptoms. The efficacy of music imaging, which is a form of music therapy, in improving cogni...
Chapter Event
May 01, 2025 8:00 am - May 01, 2025 5:00 pm
Mountain West PALTC Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UTThe Mountain West PALTC Annual Meeting is set for May 1st and promises to be an exciting and enriching event. This one-day conference will feature a line up of amazing and diverse speakers who will share their insights and expertise on various topics relevant to Post Acute and Long-term Care. Attendees can look forward to engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and valuable takeaways that can enhance their practices and improve care delivery.
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JAMDA
June 24, 2025
Frailty, Latent Health Profiles, and Antiretroviral Therapy: Predicting Success of Skilled Nursing Facility Care in an HIV Population
People with HIV (PWH) likely need short-term skilled nursing facility (SNF) care more than people with greater financial and social support to remain home. Therefore, we sought to understand how frailty among health profiles with distinct driving conditions, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and sociodemograph...
JAMDA
December 3, 2013
The Measurement of Disability in the Elderly: A Systematic Review of Self-Reported Questionnaires
To analyze the contents and formats of general self-reported questionnaires on disability that are designed for and/or are widely applied in the elderly population to depict a complete picture of this field and help researchers to choose proper tools more efficiently.
JAMDA
September 17, 2016
Enhancing SARC-F: Improving Sarcopenia Screening in the Clinical Practice
To validate the (Brazilian) Portuguese-translated version of the SARC-F questionnaire and to verify its performance in the separate sarcopenia screening and muscle function evaluation contexts. In addition, by associating SARC-F to an anthropometric measurement (as an estimate of muscle mass), to test for ...
JAMDA
August 26, 2016