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New Onset (Incidence) of Epilepsy and Seizures in Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
June 29, 2022
The point prevalence of epilepsy is high in nursing homes (NH), but the incidence of epilepsy after admission is unknown. This study was done to determine the incidence of epilepsy/seizure (epi/sz) comorbid with other conditions in older adult NH...

Association of Vitamin B Status with Risk of Dementia in Cohort Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
June 29, 2022
To examine the association between B vitamins status and the risk of dementia in older adults through a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Nursing Home Characteristics Associated with High and Low Levels of Antipsychotic, Benzodiazepine, and Opioid Prescribing to Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

JAMDA
June 27, 2022
We examined the association between nursing home (NH) characteristics and whether NHs had high or low levels of antipsychotic, benzodiazepine, or opioid prescribing to residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). We then measured...

Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Settings

JAMDA
June 27, 2022
Trauma-informed care (TIC) emphasizes the need for engagement at every level, including management, direct care staff, and clients,1,2 assuming that all stakeholders involved might have a past traumatic experience affecting current behavior. Through...

Heart Failure and Hospital Utilization Trajectories Before and After Hip Fracture Surgery

JAMDA
June 27, 2022
Hip fracture is a consequential health event for older adults,1 and heart failure (HF) is a prevalent comorbidity that can increase care complexity2 and leads to increased hospital utilization.3–5 Prior studies of hospital utilization of those with...

Examining the Effect of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Care Recipients’ Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Capacity

JAMDA
June 26, 2022
To examine the effect of the pandemic on, and factors associated with, change in home care (HC) recipients’ capacity for instrumental activities of daily living.

2021 MIPS Final Score Preview Now Available

Policy Snapshot
June 24, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the Final Score Preview period for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Authorized representatives of practices, virtual groups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM)...

Spiritual Health Predicts Improved PHQ-9 During COVID Isolation in Extended Care Facility Patients

JAMDA
June 24, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacting a toll in terms of illness, death, and disruption, especially for residents of extended care facilities (ECFs), who are at very high risk of morbidity and mortality from the virus. For their own safety, when...

Predictors for the Transitions of Poor Clinical Outcomes Among Geriatric Rehabilitation Inpatients

JAMDA
June 24, 2022
To investigate the associations of morbidity burden and frailty with the transitions between functional decline, institutionalization, and mortality.

Pattee’s Legacy Lives on Through 2022 Award Recipient

Spotlight
June 22, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Peter Jaggard, MD, CMD, medical director of Westminster Place-Presbyterian Homes in Evanston, IL, is truly a physician in the mold of Dr. James Pattee, the father of AMDA’s Core Curriculum in Medical Direction. Dr...