To evaluate the acceptability, reliability (inter- and intrarater), and validity (convergent, known groups, and predictive) of virtually administered gait speed tests for community-dwelling older adults.
Although mental health disorders are common among older adults in long-term care (LTC), little is known about access to psychiatric services in LTC. We described the need for psychiatric services in LTC settings and identified variables associated with receipt of psychiatric services.
Under the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, reductions in healthcare spending have been achieved by targeting post-acute care, particularly in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). People with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) are frequently discharged to SNF for post-acute care and may ...
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of physicians, other health care providers, and facility providers (e.g. hospitals) who come together voluntarily to provide coordinated high-quality care to the patients they serve who are on Medicare. This coordinated care helps ensure that patients, espec...
To compare the accumulation of hospital days, a proposed proxy for overall drug safety, between antipsychotic initiators and noninitiators with Alzheimer's disease (AD).