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Breaking the Cycle: Using Serious Illness Communication to Optimize Care Transition Planning in Serious Illness

JAMDA
November 7, 2023
It is widely recognized that many older adults in their last year of life will cycle between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities—a phenomenon described as “rehabbing to death.” Several strategies to address this complex problem have been...

Underuse of SARS-CoV-2–Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies in Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
November 6, 2023
Little is known about deployment of SARS-CoV-2–neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mab) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), a high-risk population for COVID-19–related complications. We assessed the utilization of mabs in SNFs and identified...

Norms for Usual and Fast Walking Speed in Adults 45-69 Years Old From the French General Population: Constances Study

JAMDA
November 6, 2023
Walking speed (WS) represents an objective measure of motor function and health. We aimed to develop usual (UWS) and fast WS (FWS) norms for the general population using a regression-based approach, while considering age, sex, height, and education.

Associations of Orthostatic Hypotension and Orthostatic Intolerance with Domain-Specific Cognitive Decline in Patients with Early Parkinson Disease: An 8-Year Follow-up

JAMDA
November 4, 2023
Although orthostatic hypotension (OH) and orthostatic intolerance (OI) are prevalent in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), it remains unclear how these conditions primarily affect the trajectory of decline in specific cognitive domains. This...

Post-Acute Care in China: Development, Challenges, and Path Forward

JAMDA
November 4, 2023
To evaluate the evolution and challenges of China's post-acute care (PAC) system over the past 20 years and suggest actionable policy recommendations for its improvement.

CMS’ CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Released

Policy Snapshot
November 3, 2023
On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule that will take effect on January 1, 2024. Below is a brief summary of selected items from the...

Research Team to Share Best Practices for Staff Retention in Next More of a Good Thing Roundtable

Spotlight
November 3, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent proposed rule on Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities adds to the urgency of addressing the staffing shortage that long-term care...

Association of Abnormal Sleep Duration and Sleep Disturbance with Physical Activity in Older Adults: Between- and within-Person Effects

JAMDA
November 3, 2023
Sleep is associated with physical activity (PA), yet the nature and directions of this association are less understood. This study aimed to disentangle the long-term temporal sequences between sleep duration/disturbance and PA in older adults,...

Drivers of Community-Entry Home Health Care Utilization Among Older Adults

JAMDA
November 3, 2023
A growing proportion of Medicare home health (HH) patients are “community-entry,” meaning referred to HH without a preceding hospitalization. We sought to identify factors that predict community-entry HH use among older adults to provide...

Toolkit Helps Providers Develop Public Messaging about the Benefits of Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and Hospice

Spotlight
November 2, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join People don’t always know what advance care planning, palliative care, or even hospice are, and misconceptions about these services are common. However, how we talk about these things can make a difference in people...