Maintaining quality of care and improving patient safety is a constant challenge in out-of-hospital settings like nursing homes1 and general practices,2 and can be even more challenging when care is provided by trainees during residency training. On...
The April 2019 Nursing Home Compare refresh is available, including quality measure results based on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program data. Visit the Nursing Home Compare website to view the data. For more information, visit...
The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs for the fourth quarter of 2018 is May 15. For more information: IRF Quality...
CMS Primary Cares Initiative: Direct Contracting Model Webinar — May 7 The CMS Primary Cares Initiative is a new set of payment models that will transform primary care to deliver better value for patients throughout the health care system. Direct...
I read the recent article published in this journal by Soysal et al1 with interest. The authors conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the association between the basal metabolic rate (BMR) with several adjustments, frailty, and sarcopenia in...
We read with interest the comment on our recent study titled “Decreased Basal Metabolic Rate Can Be an Objective Marker for Sarcopenia and Frailty in Older Males.”1 In this study, we showed that a lower basal metabolic rate (BMR) was associated with...
Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI; schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective psychoses) are increasingly aging into older adulthood and are overrepresented in residential long-term care settings. The present study aimed to examine...
Despite rising attention and successful interventions, the quality of hospital care for older people remains suboptimal in some areas.1 Health care professionals need to adopt a specific approach for older patients that takes into account the...
After hospitalization, many older adults need post-acute care, including rehabilitation or home care. However, post-acute care expenses can be as high as the costs for the initial hospitalization. Detailed information on monthly post-acute health...
