JAMDA
September 23, 2023
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JAMDA
February 1, 2018
Hearing Loss: Why Does It Matter for Nursing Homes?
Over the past decade, hearing loss has emerged as a key issue for aging and health. We describe why hearing loss may be especially disabling in nursing home settings and provide an estimate of prevalence using the Minimum Data Set (MDS v.3.0). We outline steps to mitigate hearing loss. Many solutions are i...
JAMDA
October 10, 2017
Hearing the Voice of the Resident in Long-Term Care Facilities—An Internationally Based Approach to Assessing Quality of Life
interRAI launched this study to introduce a set of standardized self-report measures through which residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) could describe their quality of life and services. This article reports on the international development effort, describing measures relative to privacy, food, s...
JAMDA
August 24, 2016
Hearing What Our Patients Need and Assuring They Get It
Heart Failure
Explore our education, products, journal articles, and news specific to heart failure in post-acute and long-term care settings.
JAMDA
June 27, 2022
Heart Failure and Hospital Utilization Trajectories Before and After Hip Fracture Surgery
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
Heart Failure CPG
Heart failure is one of the most common reasons for new or recurrent hospitalizations among persons over 65 years of age. Considerable progress has been made during the past decade in providing symptomatic relief for such patients. By implementing the processes and practices outlined in this guideline (wit...
JAMDA
February 7, 2014
Heart Failure in Long Term Care: Limited Adherence to the DEFEAT-Heart Failure Protocol
JAMDA
June 16, 2015
Heart Failure in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: Evidence and Strategies to Improve Transitions, Clinical Care, and Quality of Life
Heart failure (HF) is highly prevalent among older patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). HF outcomes for SNF patients suffer because of many factors, including staff training, lack of physician availability, and failure to implement evidence-based care. AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-T...
CPG Pocket Guides