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May 4, 2015
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JAMDA
September 3, 2020
The Minimum Data Set: An Opportunity to Improve Spasticity Screening
Spasticity is a common movement disorder that arises from trauma or disease affecting the central nervous system. Untreated spasticity can result in limitations in completing activities of daily living, painful limb contractures, and other conditions associated with loss of mobility. In the long-term care ...
Policy Snapshot
December 1, 2023
CDC Issues Food Safety Alert for LTC Facilities
The CDC has issued a food safety alert regarding an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. The CDC is concerned about this outbreak because the illnesses are severe, and people in long-term care facilities and childcare centers have gotten sick. Do not eat pre-cut cantaloupes if you don’t...
JAMDA
March 2, 2022
Adjusting Grip Strength to Body Size: Analyses From 6 Countries
Absolute handgrip strength and adjusted by body mass index are useful to identify age-related conditions. However, these values are not accurate for older adults with extreme body size because of the nonlinear relationship between strength, height, and body mass. The purpose of this study was to determine ...
JAMDA
July 7, 2023
Toward a Prognostic Model for Mortality Risk in Older People Living With HIV: A Prospective Cohort Study From Southwestern China
The existing prognostic models for mortality risk in people living with HIV (PLWH) may not be applicable for older PLWH because the risk factors were confined to biomarkers and clinical variables. We developed and validated a nomogram for the prognosis of all-cause mortality in older PLWH based on comprehe...
JAMDA
April 7, 2022
Tolerance of Fentanyl Pectin Nasal Spray for Procedural Pain in Geriatric Patients
We aimed to assess the tolerance of fentanyl pectin nasal spray (FPNS) when used to treat procedural pain caused by wound dressing or physiotherapy in patients older than 75 years with or without opioid background treatment.
JAMDA
November 8, 2021
Melatonin Prescribing in Assisted Living
Aging is associated with sleep problems, which are common among assisted living (AL) residents. More than 40% of residents have insomnia, and almost 70% have a sleep disturbance of some kind. Melatonin to treat sleep disorders has become common among older adults, but its use in AL is unknown, which is con...
JAMDA
September 14, 2016
Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Dementia: Data From SveDem, the Swedish Dementia Registry
We aimed to (1) study factors that determine the use of invasive procedures in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with dementia and (2) determine whether the use of invasive procedures was associated with their better survival.
JAMDA
November 13, 2025
An Explicit Live Discharge Protocol for Hospice-Initiated Live Discharges
Hospice-initiated discharges, or those not requested by patients or caregivers, are distinct from voluntary disenrollment from hospice because they often occur without adequate preparation. Hospice patients who have stabilized and been deemed no longer terminal can disrupt continuity of care, leaving patie...
Policy Snapshot
March 16, 2026
Senate Hearing on Transforming Health Care with Data: Improving Patient Outcomes Through Next-Generation Care
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing focused on how health data and health information technology can be used to improve patient outcomes and modernize the U.S. health-care system.
