JAMDA
February 18, 2015
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JAMDA
August 7, 2017
Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review
Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) are coordinated interventions promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics to improve patient outcomes and reduce microbial resistance. These programs are now mandated in nursing homes (NHs) but it is unclear if these programs improve resident outcomes. This systemati...
JAMDA
December 26, 2017
Pain Treatments After Hip Fracture Among Older Nursing Home Residents
To examine the association between use of opioids versus other analgesics with death and functioning after hip fracture in older nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
March 13, 2025
Assessing a Statewide Nursing Home Staffing Program through Quantitative and Qualitative Survey Data
To use quantitative and qualitative data to assess nursing home administrators’ perceptions of a program using personal care attendants (PCAs) to ease staffing challenges, and to better understand factors concerning perceptions of success of lack thereof.
JAMDA
November 24, 2020
Use of a Computerized Algorithm to Evaluate the Proportion and Causes of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Among Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities
Older patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care are at high risk for hospital readmission. Yet, as in the community setting, some readmissions may be preventable with optimal transitional care. This study examined the proportion of 30-day hospital readmissions from SNFs t...
JAMDA
April 13, 2022
Defining the Role and Value of Physicians Who Primarily Practice in Nursing Homes: Perspectives of Nursing Home Physicians
To identify the perceptions of physicians with expertise in nursing home care on the value of physicians who primarily practice in nursing homes, often referred to as “SNFists,” with the goal of enriching our understanding of specialization in nursing home care.
JAMDA
February 10, 2023
Nursing Home to Nursing Home Transfers during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
To examine the nursing home to nursing home transfer rates before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic and to identify risk factors associated with those transfers in a state with a policy to create COVID-19-care nursing homes.
JAMDA
February 29, 2024
National Trends in Antidepressant Use in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities (2006–2019)
Antipsychotics have been the focus of reforms for improving the appropriateness of psychotropic medicine use in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Comprehensive evaluation of antidepressant use in RACFs is required to inform policy and practice initiatives targeting psychotropic medicines. This stud...
JAMDA
December 20, 2018
Medical Cannabis in the Skilled Nursing Facility: A Novel Approach to Improving Symptom Management and Quality of Life
Throughout the millennia, the cannabis plant has been utilized as a recognized therapy for pain relief and symptom management. Following the Prohibition-era stigmatization and criminalization of all forms of cannabis of the early 20th century, there has been a recent nationwide and worldwide resurgence in ...
JAMDA
February 7, 2019