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JAMDA
July 28, 2020
Nursing homes (NHs) are critical end-of-life (EOL) care settings for 70% of Americans dying with Alzheimer's disease/related dementias (ADRD). Whether EOL care/outcomes vary by NH/market characteristics for this population is unknown but essential information for improving NH EOL care/outcomes. Our ob...
JAMDA
September 30, 2020
Hospitalizations are common among long-stay nursing home (NH) residents, but the role of rurality in hospitalization is understudied. This study examines the relationships between rurality, NH, and market characteristics and NH quarterly risk-adjusted hospitalization rates of long-stay residents over 10 qu...
JAMDA
July 4, 2019
To examine the association between nursing home (NH) quality and new onset of depression and severity of depressive symptoms in a national cohort of long-stay NH residents in the United States.
JAMDA
May 26, 2023
This study examines how measures of staffing—turnover and instability—are associated with one another and how they independently contribute to quality of care in nursing homes.
JAMDA
November 27, 2017
Nursing homes (NHs) collaboration with hospices appears to improve end-of-life (EOL) care among dying NH residents. However, the potential benefits of NH-hospice collaboration may vary with the patterns of this collaboration. This study examines the relationship between the attributes of NH-hospice collabo...
Policy Snapshot
October 18, 2024
A bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives, consisting of 233 members, has signed a letter urging leadership to swiftly implement legislative solutions to prevent a 2.8% cut to Medicare payments set for January 1, 2025. The letter emphasizes the need for a payment update reflecting the actual pa...
JAMDA
December 23, 2025
As the US veteran population rapidly ages, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is exploring innovative approaches to ensure veterans age at home. In 2023, the VA developed the Nursing Home to Home (NHTH) pilot program to assist veterans living in VA-paid community nursing homes (CNHs) to be discharged ...
JAMDA
April 24, 2026
Pressure injuries (PrIs) represent a persistent challenge in nursing homes, with facility-acquired rates of 8.5%. Subepidermal moisture (SEM) technology offers promise for early detection across all skin tones, yet remains underadopted in nursing home environments.
JAMDA
June 18, 2025
Nursing staff are central to ensuing high-quality care in nursing homes (NHs), yet their wages often lag behind those in other health care settings. This study aimed to examine whether higher wages for nursing staff—registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants...
JAMDA
July 5, 2017
Individuals with heart failure (HF) who are hospitalized and admitted to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are at high risk for rehospitalization and death. The care preferences of this high-risk population have not been studied.