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JAMDA
February 24, 2021
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JAMDA
March 5, 2021
Shifting US Patterns of COVID-19 Mortality by Race and Ethnicity From June–December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minorities in the United States and has been devastating for residents of nursing homes (NHs). However, evidence on racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19–related mortality rates within NHs and how that has changed over time has bee...
JAMDA
June 16, 2020
Solving the COVID-19 Crisis in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Our nation's nursing home industry has been in need of overhaul for decades—a situation made all the more evident by COVID-19. AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is dedicated to quality in post-acute and long-term care process and outcomes. This special article presents 5 keys...
JAMDA
August 16, 2021
Feasibility of Routine Quality of Life Measurement for People Living With Dementia in Long-Term Care
Maximizing quality of life (QoL) is the ultimate goal of long-term dementia care. However, routine QoL measurement is rare in nursing home (NH) and assisted living (AL) facilities. Routine QoL measurement might lead to improvements in resident QoL. Our objective was to assess the feasibility of using DEMQO...
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
Transforming Direct Care Jobs, Reimagining Long-Term Services and Supports
The diverse array of individuals who receive long-term services and supports share one common experience, which is the need for assistance with personal care and/or other daily activities. The direct care workers (including nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care aides) who provide this as...
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