To examine the association between neighborhood deprivation and infection-related hospitalizations among home health care (HHC) patients across different rurality levels.
To examine changes in access to post-acute care (PAC) across rehabilitation service areas (RSAs) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess the effects of rurality, race/ethnicity, and dual eligibility on such changes.
The full burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the long-term care facility (LTCF) population is not well defined. This study aimed to quantify the burden of RSV infection, hospitalization, and in-hospital death in older adults residing in LTCFs compared with those in the community.
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Long-term care (LTC) staff may develop dissociation due to high-stress work environments and trauma exposures. This study aimed to (1) assess the prevalence of pathological dissociation in LTC home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) examine the associations of pathological dissociation with demographi...
Several studies have highlighted a link between vascular alterations and cognitive decline. The PARTAGE study showed that arterial stiffness as evaluated by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) was associated with a more pronounced cognitive decline over a 1-year period in very old frail institution...
To determine whether single interventions (SI), multifactorial interventions (MI), or multiple component interventions (MCI) including vitamin D supplementation prevent the incidence of falls and fall risk factors among older adults who are community-dwelling or living in long-term care facilities.