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Assisted Living Communities During Hurricane Irma: The Decision to Evacuate or Shelter in Place and Resident Acuity

JAMDA
March 7, 2020
To investigate the factors associated with whether assisted living communities (ALCs) in Florida evacuated or sheltered in place for Hurricane Irma in 2017, focusing on license type as a proxy for acuity of care.

Temporal Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Cognition in Mid and Late Life: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

JAMDA
March 6, 2020
To examine the bidirectional temporal relationship between depressive symptoms and cognition in relation to risk, reaction, and prodrome.

Increasing Normalcy: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sexuality and Intimacy in Older Adults

Spotlight
March 5, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join There are so many issues related to sexuality and intimacy in older adults—physiologic, psychological, emotional, social, ethical, and legal. “I think this is an important area that isn’t being addressed. According...

CMS Releases New Guidance on COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Infections, Practitioners, Resident
March 5, 2020
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes Suspension of Survey Activities Guidance for Infection Control and...

Congress Passes Coronavirus Funding Package, Including Waiving Some Medicare Telehealth Restrictions

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Telemedicine
March 5, 2020
Congress has passed a coronavirus emergency spending bill that includes provisions waiving certain Medicare telehealth restrictions during the public health emergency. The waivers let qualified Medicare providers offer telehealth services during a...

The Impact of Music and Memory on Resident Level Outcomes in California Nursing Homes

JAMDA
March 4, 2020
To study the effects of a nonpharmacologic intervention, Music and Memory (M&M), on residents with dementia and/or behavioral problems living in nursing homes (NHs).

Reducing Transfers among Long-Stay Nursing Facility Residents to Acute Care Settings: Effect of the 2013‒2016 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative

JAMDA
March 4, 2020
From 2013 to 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents (“the Initiative”) tested a series of clinical interventions and care models, through organizations...

Effects of Statins for Secondary Prevention on Functioning and Other Outcomes Among Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
March 3, 2020
Studies examining the effects of statins after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) excluded frail older adults, especially nursing home (NH) residents, and few examined functional outcomes. Older NH residents may benefit less from statins and be...

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Muscle Mass in Older Patients: Diagnostic Accuracy of Creatinine-Based Equations and Implications in Practice

JAMDA
March 2, 2020
The study by Carnevale et al compared the different methods used to measure estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with the estimated total skeletal muscle mass (eTSMM) and highlighted the high degree of variability.1 The decline in muscle mass...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
March 1, 2020