Caring for the Ages
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Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
Acute Change of Condition CPG
In the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting a primary goal of identifying acute change of conditions (ACOC) is to enable staff to evaluate and manage a patient at the facility and avoid the transfer to a hospital or emergency room. To achieve this goal, the facility's staff and practitioners ...
JAMDA
February 27, 2019
Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Oldest Adults: Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality and Need for Post-acute Care
Older age is associated with higher risk of death during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD). Older patients hospitalized for AE-COPD often require post-acute care after acute phase. The aim of this study was to evaluate components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment ...
JAMDA
July 22, 2023
Acute Health Care Provision in Rural Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review of Integrated Care Models
We aimed to map integrated care models for acute health care in rural long-term care facilities (LTCFs) for future investigation.
JAMDA
August 5, 2015
Acute Hospital Admissions Because of Health Care–Related Adverse Events: A Retrospective Study of 5 Specialist Departments
Health care–related adverse events (HCRAEs), which should not be confused with (blameworthy) medical errors, are common; they can lead to hospital admissions and can have grave consequences. Although they are sometimes potentially preventable, information is lacking on HCRAEs to admission to different dep...
JAMDA
November 23, 2022
Acute Muscle Mass Loss Predicts Long-Term Fatigue, Myalgia, and Health Care Costs in COVID-19 Survivors
We examined the impact of loss of skeletal muscle mass in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospital readmission rate, self-perception of health, and health care costs in a cohort of COVID-19 survivors.
JAMDA
August 5, 2022
Adapting Emergency Care for Persons Living With Dementia: Results of the Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Scoping Review and Consensus Conference
JAMDA
February 28, 2020
Adapting Gerontechnological Development to Hospitalized Frail Older People: Implementation of the ALLEGRO Hospital-Based Geriatric Living Lab
Gerontechnology aims at improving the functioning of older people and their carers in their daily lives as well as improving gerontological practices. To promote gerontechnology innovation in the hospital and bridge the gap between gerontechnology developers and hospitalized frail older patients, our objec...
JAMDA
February 26, 2019