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JAMDA

January 6, 2024

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Trajectories of Cognitive Decline and Depression Symptoms in Long-Term Care Facility Residents

To compare the longitudinal rates of change in cognition and depressive symptoms between 2019 (pre–COVID-19 pandemic) and 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic) among long-term care facility (LTCF) residents in Iowa, which ranked among the top 10 US states that suffered from extreme nursing staff shortages during this c...

JAMDA

June 3, 2020

COVID-19 Preparedness in US Home Health Care Agencies

In the United States, home health agencies (HHAs) provide essential services for patients recovering from post-acute care and older adults who are aging in place. During the COVID-19 pandemic, HHAs may face additional challenges caring for these vulnerable patients. Our objective was to explore COVID-19 pr...

JAMDA

August 17, 2021

COVID-19 Prevention Assessments: A Promising Tool for Preventing Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes

JAMDA

February 24, 2021

COVID-19 Recommendations for Assisted Living: Implications for the Future

Assisted living (AL) emerged over 2 decades ago as a preferred residential care option for older adults who require supportive care; however, as resident acuity increased, concern has been expressed whether AL sufficiently addresses health care needs. COVID-19 amplified those concerns, and an examination o...

JAMDA

October 26, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination and Implementation Science: How One Can Benefit the Other

Caring for the Ages

February 26, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes: Trust in the Tunnel Will Help Staff See the Light at the End

JAMDA

April 4, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccination in VA Home Based Primary Care: Experience of Interdisciplinary Team Members

Describe how Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) team members discussed the COVID-19 vaccine with Veteran patients and their caregivers; describe HBPC team members' experiences providing care during the pandemic; identify facilitators and barriers to vaccinating HBPC Vet...

Caring for the Ages

March 26, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination: Administration, Adverse Reactions, and Contraindications

JAMDA

August 25, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Residents and Staff Members of Assisted Living and Residential Care Communities—Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, December 2020–April 2021

In December 2020, CDC launched the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination of residents and staff in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including assisted living (AL) and other residential care (RC) communities. We aimed to assess vaccine uptake in these communiti...

JAMDA

December 15, 2021

COVID-19, Vulnerability, and Long-Term Mortality in Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Older Persons

Studies suggesting that vulnerability increased short-term mortality in older patients with COVID-19 enrolled hospitalized patients and lacked COVID-negative comparators. Aim of this study was to examine the relationship between frailty and 1-year mortality in older patients with and without COVID-19, hosp...