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August 16, 2021
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JAMDA
November 15, 2018
Examining Black-White Disparities Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Assisted Living Settings in 2014
Assisted living (AL) provides housing and personal care to residents who need assistance with daily activities. Few studies have examined black-white disparities in larger (25 + beds) ALs; therefore, little is known about black residents, their prior residential settings, and how they compare to whites in ...
JAMDA
February 24, 2022
Multimorbidity Patterns and 5-Year Mortality in Institutionalized Older Adults
The aim was to characterize multimorbidity patterns in a large sample of older individuals living in nursing homes (NHs) and to investigate their association with mortality, also considering the effect of functional status.
JAMDA
December 29, 2021
Reimagining Family Involvement in Residential Long-Term Care
Although descriptions of family involvement in residential long-term care (RLTC) are available in the scientific literature, how family involvement is optimized in nursing homes or assisted living settings remains underexplored. During the facility lockdowns and visitor restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemi...
JAMDA
February 22, 2022
Pragmatic Trials in Long-Term Care: Research Challenges and Potential Solutions in Relation to Key Areas of Care
As a method of research, pragmatic trials are recommended so as to generate results that are applicable to real-world care. This intent is especially important for the millions of older adults who receive long-term care in thousands of nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country—and ma...
JAMDA
December 14, 2021
Pragmatic Trials in Long-Term Care: Implementation and Dissemination Challenges and Opportunities
Randomized controlled trials are considered the most rigorous research design in efficacy and effectiveness research; however, such trials present numerous challenges that limit their applicability in real-world settings. As a consequence, pragmatic trials are increasingly viewed as a research design that ...
JAMDA
May 15, 2021
Concurrent and Predictive Validity of FRAIL-NH in Hospitalized Older Persons: An Exploratory Study
The FRAIL-NH was originally developed for frailty assessment of nursing home (NH) residents. We aimed to compare concurrent, predictive, and known-groups validity between FRAIL-NH and FRAIL, using the Frailty Index (FI) as gold standard reference. We also examined for ceiling effect of both measures in the...
JAMDA
March 11, 2014
Finding Gertrude: The Resident's Voice in Minimum Data Set 3.0
The new Minimum Data Set 3.0 was designed to improve the assessment process by requiring nursing home (NH) staff to attempt to interview residents with scripted questions to assess subjective states such as pain, mood, and cognitive functioning. Although the case has been made that resident self-report is ...
JAMDA
August 30, 2014
Sensitivity and Specificity of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Discharge Data Relative to Medicare Claims
The objective of this study was to determine whether the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 discharge record accurately identifies hospitalizations and deaths of nursing home residents.
JAMDA
October 10, 2014