Patients and caregivers in the inpatient physical rehabilitation setting are presented with life-changing medical conditions, and their meaning in life can change dramatically. Meaning in life is associated with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms...
To examine racial differences in admissions to high-quality nursing homes (NHs) among residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD), and whether such racial differences can be influenced by dementia-related state Medicaid add-on...
To examine incidence of and resident characteristics associated with breakthrough infections (BTIs) and severe illness among residents with 2 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccinations.
Post-acute and long-term care providers employ many strategies to address the challenge of managing pain, including by treating pain according to current clinical practice guidelines, encouraging safety, and aiming for the best possible outcome for...
Quality wound management is a persistent concern for providers, patients, and families across the post-acute and long-term care health care space. As a patient transitions through this continuum, wound management can become fragmented, which...
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I received a telephone call from a caregiver in an assisted living facility with a request to restart quetiapine for a male resident living with severe dementia and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This...
