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JAMDA
May 21, 2021
POLST Is More Than a Code Status Order Form: Suggestions for Appropriate POLST Use in Long-Term Care
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form used to document preferences about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions such as hospitalization, care in the intensive care unit, and/or ventilation, as well as artificial nutrition. Programs based on the P...
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 ...
JAMDA
June 18, 2020
Quality of Nursing Homes and Admission of Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: The Potential Influence of Market Factors and State Policies
This study aimed to examine the associations between nursing home (NH) quality and prevalence of newly admitted NH residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), and to assess the extent to which market-level wages for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and state Medicaid behavioral...
JAMDA
April 7, 2015
Physicians in Nursing Homes: Effectiveness of Physician Accountability and Communication
The objective of this study was to develop a measure of the perceptions of nursing home (NH) directors of nursing (DONs) on the adequacy of physician care and to examine its variation as well as its construct validity.
JAMDA
December 21, 2016
Green Care Farms as Innovative Nursing Homes, Promoting Activities and Social Interaction for People With Dementia
Innovative care environments are developed for people with dementia to encourage person-centered care. This study aims to investigate whether residents of green care farms that provide 24-hour nursing care participate more in (physical) activities and social interaction compared with residents of other nur...
JAMDA
July 2, 2022
Let’s Integrate! The Case for Bringing Behavioral Health to Nursing Home–Based Post-Acute and Subacute Care
Behavioral health (BH) concerns are prevalent among residents (eg, depression, anxiety, and insomnia), family care partners (eg, depression and burden), and staff (eg, burnout and depression) in nursing home–based post-acute and subacute care, referred to as skilled nursing facility (SNF) care. When untrea...
JAMDA
August 7, 2022
Associations Between Daily Nurse Staffing Levels and Daily Hospitalizations and ED Visits in Nursing Homes
Although many prior studies have shown that high average levels of nurse staffing in nursing homes are associated with fewer hospitalizations, some studies have not, suggesting that the average nursing level may mask a more complex relationship. This study examines this issue by investigating the associati...
JAMDA
July 1, 2022
Effect of the Physical Environment on Health and Well-Being of Nursing Homes Residents: A Scoping Review
In what way the physical environment of nursing homes (NHs) influences the health and well-being of nursing residents is not well codified. The authors aimed to review scientifically based knowledge on this topic.
