Falls are a leading cause of injury in older adults, and accurate tools to predict fall risk are essential. This study evaluates the predictive accuracy of the 3-m Backward Walk Test (3 MBWT) for fall risk, comparing it with the Short Physical...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose a major challenge for clinicians caring for patients residing in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. One of the main challenges is that UTIs are difficult to diagnose, leading to frequent...
Keeping frontline post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) staff such as nurses, certified nursing assistants, kitchen staff, and environmental services personnel up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines is important to decrease the spread of SARS-CoV-2...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a lasting impact on nursing home (NH) care in the United States. Although we know much about the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care in NHs, less is known about post-acute care (PAC) units. During the pandemic, hospitals...
