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Assessing Residents’ Perceptions of Their Relocation to Long-Term Care: Psychometric Validation of the View of Relocation Scale

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Relocation to long-term care is a major challenge for older people. The View of Relocation Scale (VRS) was developed to address the need for a brief instrument to assess residents’ perceptions of the relocation.

The Risk of Alzheimer's Disease After Acute Appendicitis With or Without Appendectomy

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Previous epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between appendectomy and Parkinson's disease. The aim of the current study was to examine the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia following appendicitis or...

July 11, 2021

Weekly Roundup
July 11, 2021
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The Future of Dementia Care, Caregiving, and Services Research

JAMDA
July 10, 2021
With the aging of the baby boomers, the numbers of Americans living with or affected by dementia will rise dramatically. By 2025, an estimated 7.2 million Americans are expected to have Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia...

Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on Tooth Loss With the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

JAMDA
July 8, 2021
To quantify the dose-response associations between tooth loss and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

Studying History to Inform the Future of Long-Term Care

Spotlight
July 8, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Understanding history is important to planning for the future. As post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) moves out of the worst pandemic in a century, looking at where we’ve been and how we got here will help shape...

COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments: Updated FAQs

Policy Snapshot
July 8, 2021
CMS updated FAQs about repayment of COVID-19 accelerated and advance payments are now available. If you got these payments, learn more about how recoupment works and how it affects your Medicare claims payment amounts: COVID-19 Accelerated and...

COVID-19 Snapshot: Impact on the Medicare Population

Policy Snapshot
July 8, 2021
CMS released a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population from January 1, 2020-April 24, 2021. The updated data shows over 4.3 million COVID-19 cases and over 1.2 million COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Association Between Cognitive Status and Falls With and Without Injury During a Skilled Nursing Facility Short Stay

JAMDA
July 5, 2021
To examine the relationship between cognitive status and falls with and without injury among older adults during the first 18 days of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and determine if this association is mediated by limitations in activities of...

Lessons Learned From Ohio's Statewide Implementation of the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory as a Pay for Performance Initiative to Enhance Person-Centered Care

JAMDA
July 5, 2021
Person-centered care (PCC) in nursing homes is an elusive organizational goal that has attracted the attention of pay-for-performance (P4P) programs. P4P programs are used to incentivize providers to improve the quality of care delivered. However,...