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Addiction Medicine
Explore our education, products, journal articles, and news specific to addiction medicine in post-acute and long-term care settings.
JAMDA
September 26, 2018
Quality Clinical Care in Nursing Facilities
Despite improvements in selected nursing facility (NF) quality measures such as reduction in antipsychotic use; local, state, and national initiatives; and regulatory incentives, the quality of clinical care delivered in this setting remains inconsistent. Herein, recommendations for overcoming barriers to ...
JAMDA
December 1, 2025
Factors Associated With Sedentary Behavior Reduction in Older Adults Based on the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behavior Model: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Reducing sedentary behavior (SB) is essential for improving health outcomes among older adults. However, much is still unknown about factors influencing SB in this population. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with SB reduction among older adults based on the Capability, Opportunity, Moti...
JAMDA
May 20, 2023
Hospitalization and the Risk of Initiation of Antipsychotics in Persons With Parkinson's Disease
The use of antipsychotics in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) is common, although their use may aggravate the symptoms of PD. Clozapine and quetiapine are the only antipsychotics recommended in PD treatment guidelines. Information on factors associated with initiation of antipsychotics is needed....
JAMDA
May 11, 2022
Deficiency Citations on Inappropriate Psychotropics Use Related to Care for Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) initiated the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes in 2012, which helped decrease antipsychotics use. However, inappropriate use of antipsychotics and other psychotropic medications to control behavioral symptoms associated with dementia...
JAMDA
July 20, 2021
Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Building Trust to Protect Nursing Home Staff and Residents
Vaccines are critical to protect both nursing home residents and staff from COVID-19, but some staff have expressed reservations about being vaccinated. In this brief report, we describe interventions that Genesis HealthCare—one of the largest US long-term care providers—implemented after recognizing midwa...
JAMDA
February 22, 2022
Nursing Administrative Support Role Proves Reduction in Nursing Overtime and Staff Turnover
JAMDA
January 10, 2019
Frailty as a Predictor of All-Cause Mortality Among Older Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
We performed a meta-analysis based on prospective cohort studies to synthesize the pooled risk effect and to determine whether frailty is a predictor of all-cause mortality.
Policy Snapshot
January 26, 2026