JAMDA
December 26, 2017
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JAMDA
May 13, 2015
Components of the Frailty Phenotype in Relation to the Frailty Index: Results From the Toulouse Frailty Platform
The frailty phenotype proposed by Fried and colleagues is a widely used frailty screening instrument, consisting of 5 components: weight loss, exhaustion, low grip strength, slow gait speed, and low physical activity. Although equally considered in the computation of the frailty phenotype score, each of th...
Other Event
Nov 05, 2026 1:00 pm - Nov 06, 2026 5:15 pm
Improving Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Use in LTC: From Guidance to Practice (SHEA)
Join your colleagues to share experiences, discuss challenges, and advance resident safety and quality of care in long-term care! Through expert-led sessions, participants will review updated infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance and antibiotic initiation criteria, with a focus on improving clinical decision making and optimizing antibiotic use. Topics will address common, everyday challenges in long-term care, highlighting practical strategies to support effective infection control, improve clinical decision-making, and reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure.
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JAMDA
July 2, 2026
Health and Health Service Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Chronic or Transient Loneliness: A Retrospective Cohort Study
To identify patterns of loneliness among assisted living (AL) residents using routinely collected resident assessment data, and to examine differences in sociodemographic characteristics, health, and health care use across loneliness patterns.
JAMDA
February 26, 2026
Central Nervous System Medication Use Among Older Adults in Korean Long-Term Care Facilities: A Multilevel Analysis
To analyze factors influencing central nervous system (CNS) medication use among older adults residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities in South Korea, considering both individual- and facility-level factors.
JAMDA
November 4, 2022
Essential but Excluded: Building Disaster Preparedness Capacity for Home Health Care Workers and Home Care Agencies
COVID-19 has demonstrated the essential role of home care services in supporting community-dwelling older and disabled individuals through a public health emergency. As the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and nursing homes, home care helped individuals remain in the community and recover from COVID-19 at ho...
JAMDA
April 30, 2020
The Feasibility of Using Electronic Consultation in Long-Term Care Homes
Patients in long-term care (LTC) homes face barriers to accessing specialist advice. Electronic consultation (eConsult) has the potential to improve access for these patients. We used a multi-method approach to evaluate adoption of the Champlain BASE eConsult service in LTC homes across Eastern Ontario, Ca...
Spotlight
July 7, 2023
Watson Brings New Voice to AMDA Board
As a geriatric psychiatrist, Lea Watson, MD, MPH, brings an important voice as a House of Delegates representative on the AMDA Board of Directors. She looks forward to addressing the many challenges facing this care sector, including the escalating prevalence of psychiatric disorders in nursing homes and i...
JAMDA
February 28, 2023
Cardiac Resuscitation Procedures in US Nursing Facilities: Time to Reevaluate the Standard of Care?
Although the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) response has become the standard of care in many community settings over the past 20+ years, the adoption of AEDs in US nursing facilities is variable and the current number of facilities with AEDs is unkn...
JAMDA
November 27, 2021
Health Services Use and Functional Recovery Following Blunt Trauma in Older Persons – A National Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study
Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However, for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in longer length of stay at index admission. We hypothesized that owing to time spent in hospital from readmissions, frailty would be associated with le...
