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July 22, 2025
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JAMDA
July 19, 2025
A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections
Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rapid diagnostic alternative to standard urine culture, gaining increasing adoption in nursing homes despite l...
JAMDA
July 5, 2015
A Need for More Palliative Focused Care: A Survey of Colorado Skilled Care Facilities
JAMDA
February 19, 2015
A Needless Emergency in a Nursing Home Resident Following the Use of a Second Generation Antipsychotic
JAMDA
February 22, 2022
A Network of Sharing: How Community Collaboration Allowed for Flexible and Timely Administration of Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities
JAMDA
December 4, 2018
A New Accurate Clinical Assessment Tool for Fear of Falling Is Needed for Older Patients
JAMDA
November 19, 2020
A New Care Model Reduces Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Long-Term Care
Assess the impact of a new pharmaceutical care model on (1) polypharmacy and (2) potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
Caring for the Ages
March 26, 2021
A New Clinician of the Year Award
JAMDA
March 8, 2019
A New Functional Classification Based on Frailty and Disability Stratifies the Risk for Mortality Among Older Adults: The FRADEA Study
The aim of the current study was to investigate whether a new functional classification, based on basic (BADL) and instrumental (IADL) activities of daily living and frailty, is associated with mortality in older adults during 10 years of follow-up.
JAMDA
October 5, 2024
A New Hospital-At-Home Model for Integrated Geriatric Care: Data from a Preliminary Italian Experience
Hospital-at-home (HaH) has emerged as an alternative to conventional in-hospital care in older adults, possibly reducing hospital admissions and related complications. This study aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients referred to “Gruppo di Intervento Rapido Ospedale-Territorio” (GI...
