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Fall History Is the Only Morse Fall Scale Item That Differentiates Nursing Home Residents Who Fall From Those Who Do Not

JAMDA
March 8, 2026
The Morse Fall Scale is a widely used fall risk assessment tool. However, limited evidence exists on whether this scale reliably differentiates residents at high risk for falls in nursing homes. In a sample of nursing home residents, the purpose of...

CHROME 2.0 Reduces Psychotropic Prescribing, Improving Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Falls in People With Dementia

JAMDA
March 8, 2026
The CHemical Restraints avOidance MEthodology (CHROME) was developed to help general physicians with quality prescribing of psychotropics for people with dementia (PwD). A new enhanced version (CHROME 2.0) was implemented and tested for improved...

Response to Letter to the Editor: Comment on “Effectiveness of a Community-Based eHealth Program on Self-Care, Cognition, and Health Outcomes of Older Adults With Chronic Diseases”

JAMDA
March 6, 2026
We thank the authors for acknowledging the value of our study on hybrid community-based eHealth program (CeHP) targeting self-care, cognition, and healthy aging in older adults with chronic disease and the thoughtful advice on sharpening causal...

The Microtransition Adverse Event Sign-In/Sign-Out (MASS) Form: A Potential Solution to Communication Barriers for Outpatient Medical Appointments and Nonmedical Outings in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

JAMDA
March 6, 2026
Nonurgent outings, such as routine medical appointments or nonmedical (eg, recreational) outings, are common occurrences in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and assisted living communities (ALCs). These outings involve changes in location and...

Family Caregiver Perspectives on Advance Care Planning Discussions for Residents With Dementia Led by Trained Nursing Home Staff: Insights From the APPROACHES Project

JAMDA
March 6, 2026
Advance care planning (ACP) is essential in supporting family caregivers of nursing home residents with dementia, but nursing home (NH) staff often lack training to engage in proactive ACP discussions. An embedded pragmatic clinical trial was...

Comment on “Effectiveness of a Community-Based eHealth Program on Self-Care, Cognition, and Health Outcomes of Older Adults With Chronic Diseases”

JAMDA
March 5, 2026
Wu et al1 evaluate a pragmatic, hybrid community-based eHealth program (CeHP) targeting self-care, cognition, and healthy aging in older adults with chronic disease. The trial's community grounding and multimodal delivery are timely and the positive...

Sarcopenia and Depression in Older Adults: 2-Year Findings From the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study

JAMDA
March 5, 2026
To investigate sex-specific associations of sarcopenia and its diagnostic components with the 2-year incidence of depression in community-dwelling older adults.

Association of Muscle-specific Strength With Impaired Physical Function and Prognosis in Heart Failure: A Comparison With Muscle Strength

JAMDA
March 5, 2026
The Global Leadership Initiative on Sarcopenia has proposed muscle-specific strength, defined as muscle strength relative to muscle mass. Evidence in patients with heart failure (HF) is scarce; therefore, we compared the associations of muscle-...

How Chronic Diseases Shape Subjective Life Expectancy: The Role of Pain

JAMDA
March 5, 2026
Chronic diseases are a global health concern, and subjective life expectancy (SLE) is a novel concept increasingly linked to health outcomes. However, the relationship between chronic disease patterns and SLE remains unclear. This study aimed to...

Functional Activities to Optimize Patient Outcomes in Home Health: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
March 5, 2026
Reducing task demands early in the rehabilitation process to promote activity participation, followed by increasing those demands as functional exercise, may enhance the outcome of activities of daily living (ADL) for patients receiving home health...