Caution is advised when prescribing antipsychotics to people with dementia. This study explored the determinants of appropriate, evidence-based antipsychotic prescribing behaviors for nursing home residents with dementia, with a view to informing future quality improvement efforts and behavior change inter...
For more than 4 decades, adult day service centers (ADSCs) have provided long-term care services and socialization to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. An important part of the long-term care continuum, ADSCs serve older adults and adults with disabilities, many of whom have low incomes...
Sujal Manohar is a medical student with a passion for the arts. As a neuroscience and visual arts graduate of Duke University, she doesn’t view these fields as distinct. Instead, she lives and thrives at their intersection. She invites PALTC25 attendees to join her at that intersection next month during Fr...
Divergent conclusions emerge from the literature regarding the relationship between muscle quality (defined as muscle strength per unit of muscle mass) and physical function. These contrasted results may be due to the influence of factors such as age, obesity, and muscle mass itself. Consequently, the aim ...