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Person-centered care (PCC) is meant to enhance nursing home residents' quality of life (QOL). Including residents' perspectives is critical to determining whether PCC is meeting residents’ needs and desires. This study examines whether PCC practices promote satisfaction with QOL and quality of ca...

JAMDA

April 9, 2020

Omissions of Care in Nursing Home Settings: A Narrative Review

This review aims to (1) examine existing definitions of omissions of care in the healthcare environment and associated characteristics and (2) outline adverse events that may be attributable to omissions of care among nursing home populations.

JAMDA

October 23, 2019

Residential Respite Care Use Is Associated With Fewer Overall Days in Residential Aged Care

To examine the use of residential respite care and determine associations between respite care and total days spent in residential care (respite days plus long-term care days).

JAMDA

October 18, 2019

Combined Impact of Traditional and Nontraditional Healthy Behaviors on Frailty and Disability: A Prospective Cohort Study of Older Adults

To assess the short- and long-term association of 6 healthy behaviors (not smoking, vigorous to moderate physical activity, healthy diet, adequate sleeping duration, not being sedentary, and daily social interaction) with incident frailty and disability.