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Fat-Free Mass Index as a Surrogate Marker of Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index for Low Muscle Mass Screening in Sarcopenia

JAMDA
September 27, 2022
We aimed to examine the relationship between the fat-free mass index (FFMI; FFM/height2) and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI; ASM/height2), measured using both bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry...

Point-of-Care Saliva Osmolarity Testing for the Screening of Hydration in Older Adults With Hypertension

JAMDA
September 26, 2022
Older adults have an elevated risk of dehydration, a state with proven detrimental cognitive and physical effects. Furthermore, the use of diuretics by hypertensive patients further compounds this risk. This prospective study investigated the...

House Holds Hearing on COVID Impact in Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
September 25, 2022
Last week, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis convened a hearing, Examining Long-Term Care in America: The Impact of the Coronavirus in Nursing Homes . Witnesses included nursing home experts, advocates, and frontline workers;...

The Society Joins in Urging Congress to Stabilize Medicare Physician Payment System

Policy Snapshot
September 23, 2022
Last week the Society—along with the American Medical Association and over 100 national and state medical societies—joined together in writing a letter urging congressional leaders to stabilize the Medicare physician payment system. In 2023,...

GAO Issues Report: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection Prevention and Control

Policy Snapshot
September 23, 2022
On September 14, 2022, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report, COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection Prevention and Control. The report recommends that CMS strengthen...

Futures Evolves with the Field: 2023 Program Most Ambitious Ever

Spotlight
September 23, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join For many years, AMDA has been engaging young practitioners and introducing them to careers in this care sector through the Futures Program. As the Society begins to accept applications for the 2023 program, there...

Futures Evolves with the Field: 2023 Program Most Ambitious Ever

September 23, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join For many years, AMDA has been engaging young practitioners and introducing them to careers in this care sector through the Futures Program. As the Society begins to accept applications for the 2023 program, there...

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Pain in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review of the Literature

JAMDA
September 23, 2022
To describe the pain prevalence in nursing home (NH) residents and the factors associated with the experience of pain.

Decision Aid Interventions for Family Caregivers of Persons With Advanced Dementia in Decision-Making About Feeding Options: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
September 20, 2022
We provided an overview of the literature on decision aid interventions for family caregivers of older adults with advanced dementia regarding decision making about tube feeding. We synthesized (1) the use of theory during the development,...

Development of a 30-Day Readmission Risk Calculator for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting

JAMDA
September 20, 2022
Readmission to acute care from the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) setting is potentially preventable and an important target of quality improvement and cost savings. The objective of this study was to develop a risk calculator to predict 30...