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JAMDA
July 18, 2023
Acute Antipsychotic Use and Presence of Dysphagia Among Older Veterans with Heart Failure
Examine whether new antipsychotic (AP) exposure is associated with dysphagia in hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF).
JAMDA
January 21, 2022
Optimizing Practices, Use, Care, and Services–Antipsychotics (OPUS-AP) in Long-Term Care Centers in Quebec, Canada: A Successful Scale-Up
To evaluate the scale-up of the OPUS-AP program to improve the care of residents at long-term care (LTC) centers through the systematic implementation of resident-centered approaches to care, the application of nonpharmacologic interventions for the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of de...
Resolutions
B25 - Oversight of PRN Antipsychotic Drugs for Hospice patients in Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care Facilities
JAMDA
February 7, 2014
Elimination of Contact Precautions for Nursing Home Residents Colonized With Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms: Substantial Cost Reduction and Improved Quality of Life
JAMDA
April 27, 2023
Reduction of Non-Beneficial Life-Sustaining Treatments in a Nursing Home
JAMDA
December 11, 2018
Pro Re Nata Drug Use in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review
In addition to routinely administered long-term medication, complex drug regimens of nursing home residents often include as needed or pro re nata (PRN) medication. However, there has been no systematic evaluation of the frequency and concomitants of PRN medication in nursing homes. The main objective of t...
JAMDA
January 25, 2021
Nontraditional Small House Nursing Homes Have Fewer COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
Green House and other small nursing home (NH) models are considered “nontraditional” due to their size (10–12 beds), universal caregivers, and other home-like features. They have garnered great interest regarding their potential benefit to limit Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections due to fewer p...
JAMDA
February 13, 2022
Examining Nursing Home Information Technology Maturity and Antibiotic Use Among Long-Term Care Residents
Up to 15% of the 1.4 million US nursing home (NH) residents receive antibiotics daily. Antibiotic use in NHs is often inappropriate, contributing to quality and safety concerns as well as antibiotic resistance. Information technology (IT) maturity—defined as the extent to which facilities possess and use d...
JAMDA
July 25, 2018