JAMDA
February 27, 2022
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JAMDA
March 11, 2016
Development of an Applied Framework for Understanding Health Information Technology in Nursing Homes
There is growing evidence that Health Information Technology (HIT) can play a role in improving quality of care and increasing efficiency in the nursing home setting. Most research in this area, however, has examined whether nursing homes have or use any of a list of available technologies. We sought to de...
JAMDA
May 12, 2016
Animal-Assisted Interventions in Dutch Nursing Homes: A Survey
Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) have become more and more popular in nursing homes in the past decade. Various initiatives for using animals in nursing homes have been developed over the years (eg, animal visiting programs, residential companion animals, petting zoos) and, on the whole, the number of n...
JAMDA
July 19, 2021
The Association of Service Use and Other Client Factors with the Time to Transition from Home Care to Facility-Based Care
People are living longer with complex health needs and wish to remain in their homes as their care needs change. We examined which client factors (sociodemographic, health service use, health, and function) influenced older persons’ (≥65 years) time to transition from home living to assisted living (AL) or...
JAMDA
September 17, 2025
Prototype Checklist for Nonpharmacologic Strategies in Nursing Home Dementia Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommend that nursing homes use nonpharmacologic approaches as the first-line treatment for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). However, nursing homes face significant challenges in implementing nonpharmacologic strategies, from identify...
JAMDA
August 26, 2019
Accumulation of Hospital Days Among Antipsychotic Initiators With Alzheimer's Disease
To compare the accumulation of hospital days, a proposed proxy for overall drug safety, between antipsychotic initiators and noninitiators with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
JAMDA
August 4, 2020
Antipsychotic Drugs and Hip Fracture: Associations Before and After the Initiation of Treatment
To study the association between antipsychotic drug treatment and hip fracture, before and after the initiation of treatment.
JAMDA
August 28, 2018
Pathophysiology of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Assessed by Videofluoroscopy in Patients with Dementia Taking Antipsychotics
The objective of this study was to assess the pathophysiology of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in patients with dementia, specifically in those taking antipsychotics (APs).
Caring for the Ages
June 2, 2026
Resident-to-Staff Abuse: Don’t Do Me Like That
When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released one of their biggest hits, “Don’t Do Me Like That,” they probably had no idea it could aptly describe an unfortunate trend in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). An alarming 35% of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) reported being physically assaulted by reside...
JAMDA
October 21, 2020
Nursing Home Residents Face Severe Functional Limitation or Death After Hospitalization for Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a common cause of hospitalization for nursing home residents and has increased as a cause for hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Risks of hospitalization, including significant functional decline, are important considerations when deciding whether to treat a resident in the nursing ...
