JAMDA
November 1, 2016
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JAMDA
April 12, 2017
Mortality in Nursing Homes Following Emergency Evacuation: A Systematic Review
To determine the risk associated with mortality among nursing home residents within 6 months following an evacuation because of man-made or natural disasters.
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
Prevention of Functional Decline by Reframing the Role of Nursing Homes?
Institutionalization is generally a consequence of functional decline driven by physical limitations, cognitive impairments, and/or loss of social supports. At this stage, intervention to reverse functional losses is often too late. To be more effective, geriatric medicine must evolve to intervene at an ea...
JAMDA
October 6, 2016
Inappropriate Fentanyl Prescribing Among Nursing Home Residents in the United States
We quantified transdermal fentanyl prescribing in elderly nursing home residents without prior opioid use or persistent pain, and the association of individual and facility traits with opioid-naïve prescribing.
JAMDA
October 11, 2016
nutritionDay in Nursing Homes—The Association of Nutritional Intake and Nutritional Interventions With 6-Month Mortality in Malnourished Residents
Malnutrition in older persons is associated with an increased risk of mortality. Useful strategies to counteract malnutrition are nutritional interventions, such as fortified diets, oral nutritional supplements (ONS), tube feeding, and parenteral nutrition. Presently, it is not known if these strategies ca...
Position Statements
H02 - Position on Direct Care Staffing in Nursing Homes
JAMDA
October 1, 2015
Differences in Case Conferences in Dementia Specific vs Traditional Care Units in German Nursing Homes: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study
To investigate differences in the provision and performance of case conferences for people with dementia between dementia special care units (DSCUs) and traditional care units (TCUs) in nursing homes. Because DSCUs employ more staff, we expect the likelihood of the provision of case conferences to be highe...
JAMDA
October 31, 2020
Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix Patterns in Relation to Resident Care Outcomes in US Nursing Homes
The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of nurse staffing and skill mix and estimate the impact of these patterns on rehospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits in nursing home (NH) residents. We also estimated the relative contribution of unique staffing patterns on variations in hos...
JAMDA
December 15, 2022
Medication-Related Acute Care Admission and Inappropriate Polypharmacy of Nursing Home Residents
To evaluate the prevalence of medication-related admissions (MRAs) and their association with potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) used by nursing home residents admitted to the geriatric center of a tertiary hospital.
JAMDA
December 29, 2022
How the 2018 Japan Floods Impacted Nursing Home Admissions for Older Persons: A Longitudinal Study Using the Long-Term Care Insurance Comprehensive Database
As disasters become more frequent because of global warming, countries across the world are seeking ways to protect vulnerable older populations. Although these conditions may increase nursing home admission (NHA) rates for older persons, we know of no studies that have directly tested this hypothesis. ...
