Describe the evolution of chronic medication use, potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), and health outcomes in nursing home residents, and explore associations between changes in medication use and health outcomes.
Hundreds of thousands of cardiac interventions are performed in the United States each year. It is unclear if postoperative cognitive function varies between older adults undergoing catheter-based or surgical cardiac interventions. Home health (HH)...
End-of-life care for people with dementia is mainly delivered in nursing homes, but prognostic uncertainty often hinders timely access to specialist palliative care and anticipatory planning. Existing electronic health record (EHR) systems in...
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a continuum of home- and community-based services (HCBS) to support veterans' ability to remain in their homes and communities as they age. Although VA delivers some HCBS directly, many HCBS are...
Medicare-funded home health (HH) provides short-term nursing, physical therapy, and other services to over 3.5 million older adults each year. Currently, half of HH episodes are “community-entry,” meaning the patient was referred without an...