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Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers

JAMDA
March 21, 2023
Proper initiation and reduction of opioids is important in providing effective and safe pain relief to Veterans with dementia, including in Community Living Centers (CLCs). We examined the trends in aggregated monthly risk-adjusted opioid...

Muscle Quality in Older Adults: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
March 21, 2023
This scoping review aimed to map out currently available definitions and assessment methods of muscle quality in older adults.

Physician Practice Characteristics Influencing Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Care in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
March 20, 2023
Physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) are key to the effective delivery of medical care in nursing homes (NHs). Although several studies have reported on the relationship between the care delivered by a given...

Impact of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination on COVID-19 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
March 19, 2023
There is insufficient evidence regarding the magnitude and durability of the protection conferred by the combined effect of natural immunity after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine-induced immunity among nursing home residents (NHRs), a frail and...

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Prevalence, Mortality, and Associated Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Hip Fractures: A Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
March 19, 2023
This study aimed to assess (1) the prevalence of COVID-19 in patients with hip fracture; (2) the mortality rate of patients with hip fracture associated with COVID-19; (3) risk factors associated with mortality in patients with hip fracture; and (4...

Changes in Satisfaction with Meaningful Activities and Onset of Depressive Symptoms among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults: A Population-Based Study Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
March 19, 2023
This study aimed to clarify the association between changes in satisfaction with meaningful activities and the occurrence of depressive symptoms before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

2021 Quality Payment Program Performance Information Now Available on Care Compare

Policy Snapshot
March 17, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added new 2021 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information for doctors, clinicians, groups, virtual groups, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to the Doctors and Clinicians...

Long-Term Care Administrator Perspectives on an Essential Family Caregiver Policy

JAMDA
March 17, 2023
Characterize the implementation, benefits, and challenges of an Essential Family Caregiver (EFC) program, a novel policy implemented in long-term care (LTC) settings during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana. Characterize LTC administrator...

Institutional Factors Associated with Residents’ Malnutrition in Nursing Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
March 16, 2023
Malnutrition is frequent in older adults, associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and higher costs. Nursing home residents are especially affected, and evidence on institutional factors associated with malnutrition is limited. We calculated...

Online Customer Reviews of Assisted Living Communities: Association with Community, County, and State Factors

JAMDA
March 16, 2023
Online reviews provided by users of assisted living communities may offer a unique source of heretofore unexamined data. We explored online reviews as a possible source of information about these communities and examined the association between the...