Caring for the Ages
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JAMDA
November 7, 2023
Breaking the Cycle: Using Serious Illness Communication to Optimize Care Transition Planning in Serious Illness
It is widely recognized that many older adults in their last year of life will cycle between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities—a phenomenon described as “rehabbing to death.” Several strategies to address this complex problem have been proposed, including developing and testing serious illness commu...
JAMDA
February 1, 2024
Bridging Hospital and Nursing Home: Collaboration for Smoother Transitions and Reduced Hospitalizations
The exigencies of managing acutely ill residents within nursing homes have led to an increase in ambulance conveyances to the emergency department. This is further compounded by a shortage of adequately trained nursing staff and on-site physicians available around the clock. An acute regional hospital, str...
JAMDA
March 10, 2021
Brief Aids to Guide Clinical Frailty Scale Scoring at the Front Door of Acute Hospitals
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
Brief CBT Improves Depression-Linked Insomnia
Caring for the Ages
June 3, 2015
Brief, Light Exercise Reduces CV Deaths in Elderly
JAMDA
April 26, 2021
Bringing Quality Health Care Home via Technology Innovations
Caring for the Ages
September 24, 2020
Brushing Up on Mouth Care Boosts Comfort, Outomes in Residents with Dementia
JAMDA
May 31, 2024
Building a National Standard for Outreach and Assistance to At-Risk Patients During Large-Scale Disasters
Health care institutions play an essential role in community resilience. As one of the largest health care systems in the United States, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) plays a critical role in supporting medically vulnerable Veterans during disasters. Disasters require large-scale outreach to ind...
Caring for the Ages
October 31, 2023