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How Can Nursing Homes Get Involved in the Age-Friendly Movement

What does it mean to be an Age-Friendly nursing home? How can your nursing home become one? On Feb 6, learn everything you need to know.

JAMDA

December 2, 2024

Association of Indoor Environment with the Intention to Enter Nursing Homes among Older Adults with Functional Limitations in Japan

The indoor environment refers to the conditions within a building, including thermal comfort, air quality, lighting, and noise levels. However, the association between the indoor environment and the intention to enter nursing homes among older adults with functional limitations remains unclear. Therefore, ...

JAMDA

February 11, 2025

Changing Oral Health Trajectories: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Comparison of 2 Domiciliary Dental Care Patient Groups in Nursing Homes

Since 2010, Gerodent has been a comprehensive oral health care program including biannual domiciliary dental care in nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium. Previous research revealed poor oral health among nursing home residents attending the mobile clinic. The objective of this study was to evaluate potentia...

JAMDA

February 11, 2025

Skin Ulcer Development and Deterioration of Social Engagement among Nursing Home Residents

Skin ulcers are a critical indicator of quality of care in nursing homes that influence residents’ physical, psychological, and social health. The objective of this study is to understand the influence of developing skin ulcers on deterioration in social engagement in nursing home residents.

JAMDA

July 28, 2025

Effects of Social Learning Theory–Based Training on Pressure Injury Competence in Chinese Nursing Home Assistants: A Cluster RCT

Pressure injury poses significant challenges in nursing homes, exacerbated by aging populations and gaps in caregivers' training. This study evaluated the efficacy of the social learning theory–based training program in improving Chinese nursing home assistants’ pressure injury prevention and manageme...

JAMDA

September 16, 2025

Association of Language Barriers and Depression Among Latino and Non-Latino White US Nursing Home Residents

Despite recent demographic shifts, little is known about the association between race/ethnicity, language barriers, and mental health among US nursing home residents. We aimed to quantify the relationship between Spanish language barriers and depression in US nursing homes.

JAMDA

October 10, 2025

Changes in Physician Workforce Composition and Rehospitalization From Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes Between 2012 and 2019

Over the past decade, US nursing home workforce experienced considerable growth among advanced practitioners (APs), particularly nurse practitioners. We measured the association between workforce composition and rehospitalization from post-acute care in the nursing home.

JAMDA

October 21, 2025

The Effect of Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Spending on Nursing Home Care Quality in the United States

The number of US states operating Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs grew from 8 to 24 between 2004 and 2019, driven by the challenges of an aging population. Significant heterogeneity exists across states in program features, structure, and spending. This study examined whet...

JAMDA

April 17, 2015

The Influence of Organizational Context on Best Practice Use by Care Aides in Residential Long-Term Care Settings

This study assessed individual and organizational context (work environment) factors that influence use of best practices by care aides (nursing assistants) in nursing homes. Little scientific attention has been focused on understanding best practice use in nursing homes and almost none on care aides. ...

Spotlight

August 23, 2023

Buprenorphine and Substance Use Disorder in PALTC

The statistics regarding substance use disorders are frightening. On a special AMDA On-The-Go podcast, Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, said, “In 2022 alone, the U.S. saw 109,000 deaths from drug overdoses, and Washington state has seen a 20% increase.” The good news, she said, is that effective ...