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December 15, 2014

Self-Reported Walking Speed: A Useful Marker of Physical Performance Among Community-Dwelling Older People?

Walking speed is central to emerging consensus definitions of sarcopenia and frailty as well as being a major predictor of future health outcomes in its own right. However, measurement is not always feasible in clinical settings. We hypothesized that self-reported walking speed might be a good marker of ob...

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April 25, 2024

Senate bill counts hospital ‘observation’ days toward time needed for skilled nursing coverage

Policy Snapshot

May 16, 2025

Senate Bill Introduced to Reverse Medicare Physician Payment Cuts

A new bill aimed at addressing ongoing concerns over Medicare physician payment cuts was introduced in the Senate on May 7. The Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 (S. 1640), sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), seeks to temporarily reverse a 2.83% cut to Medicare physici...

Caring for the Ages

April 28, 2016

Senate Hears From Alzheimer’s Advocates

Caring for the Ages

December 22, 2015

Senate Votes To Gut ACA

Policy Snapshot

April 4, 2025

Senators Call for New Investigation into Assisted Living Facility Oversight

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a new investigation into the quality of care at assisted living facilities and the effectiveness of state Medicaid oversight. This follows a 2018 GAO report that f...

Policy Snapshot

October 7, 2024

Senators Call for Urgent Action to Extend Telehealth Flexibilities

Bipartisan leaders in Congress are being urged to prioritize policies that ensure continued access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries. A letter addressed to Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell emphasizes the broad support for permanently expanding telehealth access, with at leas...

Caring for the Ages

May 31, 2018

Senior Care Pharmacist: Specialized in Medication Management

JAMDA

August 28, 2023

Sense of Coherence and Incident Dementia in Older Japanese Adults: The Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study

The sense of coherence refers to effectively using available resources to manage stress and promote overall health. Previous studies have linked it to various health outcomes; however, evidence regarding its association with the risk of incident dementia is limited. Hence, this study aimed to fill this res...

JAMDA

August 30, 2014

Sensitivity and Specificity of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Discharge Data Relative to Medicare Claims

The objective of this study was to determine whether the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 discharge record accurately identifies hospitalizations and deaths of nursing home residents.