Caring for the Ages
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JAMDA
April 30, 2024
Reducing Pressure Injuries in a High-Risk Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
JAMDA
February 23, 2021
Reducing Recurrent Hospitalizations in a Resident With Short Gut Syndrome
JAMDA
February 23, 2021
Reducing Sliding Scale Insulin Use and Fingerstick Glucose Monitoring in a Long-Term Care Facility
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
Reducing Smoking Risks While Honoring Residents' Choices
JAMDA
June 5, 2020
Reducing Social Isolation of Seniors during COVID-19 through Medical Student Telephone Contact
Social isolation has been associated with many adverse health outcomes in older adults. We describe a phone call outreach program in which health care professional student volunteers phoned older adults, living in long-term care facilities and the community, at risk of social isolation during the COVID-19 ...
JAMDA
March 13, 2020
Reducing the Burden of Complex Medication Regimens: SImplification of Medications Prescribed to Long-tErm care Residents (SIMPLER) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
To assess the application of a structured process to consolidate the number of medication administration times for residents of aged care facilities.
JAMDA
October 28, 2024
Reducing the Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care: Strategies for Success
The inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications in older adults can reduce the quality of life and increase the risk of adverse drug interactions. To address this concern, a quality improvement study was implemented across 34 long-term care (LTC) homes in Ontario, Canada. The study aimed to reduce inapp...
JAMDA
March 30, 2020
Reducing the Risk of Hospitalization for Nursing Home Residents: Effects and Facility Variation From OPTIMISTIC
The Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) project led to significant decreases in potentially avoidable hospitalizations of long-stay nursing facility residents in external evaluation. The purpose of this study was to q...
JAMDA
May 4, 2019