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December 24, 2021
Evidence for Action: Addressing Systemic Racism Across Long-Term Services and Supports
Long-term services and supports (LTSS), including care received at home and in residential settings such as nursing homes, are highly racially segregated; Black, Indigenous, and persons of color (BIPOC) users have less access to quality care and report poorer quality of life compared to their White counter...
JAMDA
August 15, 2020
Does Universal Testing for COVID-19 Work for Everyone?
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been especially devastating among nursing home residents, with both the health circumstances of individual residents as well as communal living settings contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection requir...
JAMDA
October 6, 2022
The Long-Term Care Data Cooperative: The Next Generation of Data Integration
Despite important advances in the linkage of residents’ Medicare claims and Minimum Data Set (MDS) information, the data infrastructure for long-term care remains inadequate for public health surveillance and clinical research. It is widely known that the evidence base supporting treatment decisions for ol...
Policy Snapshot
October 29, 2021
OIG Recommends CMS Analyze 3-Day Requirement for SNF Stays and Infection Control Surveys
Last week, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs annual report. This year’s report focused on the top 25 unimplemented recommendations that would most positively affect Department of Health an...
JAMDA
June 11, 2020
How a Barcelona Post-Acute Facility became a Referral Center for Comprehensive Management of Subacute Patients With COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic's greatest impact is among older adults. Management of the situation requires a systemic response, and post-acute care (PAC) can provide an adequate mix of active treatment, management of associated geriatric syndromes and palliative care, both in the acute phase, and in post–COV...
JAMDA
March 20, 2021
Coronavirus Disease 2019 in French Residential Care Facilities: A Nationwide Study
The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused a considerable mortality in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including residential care setting and nursing homes. This study aimed to estimate COVID-19 incidence and mortality in residential care facilities and to compare them with those recorded in nursin...
JAMDA
March 6, 2014
Using the Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Method to Teach Medical Students About Long-Term and Postacute Care
Since many of the frailest and most vulnerable Americans reside in nursing homes, medical students need focused education and training pertaining to this setting. A unique cooperative learning experience utilizing the jigsaw method was developed to engage and expose students to the institutional long-term ...
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Position on Staffing Standards in Long Term Care
JAMDA
January 21, 2026