Multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity)—somatic, mental, and oral—are prevalent among old adults. However, it remains unclear how mental and oral health conditions, alongside somatic conditions, jointly contribute to cognitive trajectories...
To investigate the associations between different moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels and the risk of low back disorders (LBDs), dorsal disorders (DDs), and cervical disorders (CDs).
Approximately two-thirds of people living with dementia live in community settings. Community-based group activities can play an important role in postdiagnostic support and have a range of benefits for people living with dementia. Less is known...
To identify and synthesize publicly available quality indicators (QIs) routinely used to monitor and assess the quality and safety of home care services for the older population.
We sought to identify patterns in occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) home health care visits among people living with dementia (PLWD) by (1) level of function care partner report compared with administrative data, (2) race and...
Residents of long-term care (LTC) homes have complex medical and psychosocial care needs. Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians possess the complementary skills required for responding to residents’ needs. Therefore, collaboration between NPs and...
To investigate the predictive value of sarcopenia based on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for geriatric rehabilitation outcomes among older patients.
The objective of this analysis was to describe the association of dysphagia and frailty in persons living with dementia (PLWD) residing in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) who experienced hospitalization.
Physical resilience after a hip fracture is key to independent, high-quality living after the fracture. We have previously shown that physical resilience can be achieved with different combinations of resilience characteristics, but it is unknown...
Hypertension is extremely common in the geriatric population, with estimates as high as 75%. Among nursing home residents, the prevalence is even higher. Asymptomatic hypertension, an acute increase in blood pressure without end-organ involvement,...
