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Progress Toward Long-Term Care Protection in Latin America: A National Long-Term Care System in Costa Rica

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
The aging of the world's population is a reality. People are living longer, not just in high-income countries, but it remains unclear whether their extra years will be lived in better health. In fact, an increasing number of older adults will...

Two-Year Follow-up of a Multimodal Intervention on Functional Capacity and Muscle Power in Frail Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
To analyze the effects of a program composed of resistance training and nutritional interventions on functional capacity, maximal strength, and power output after 2 years of follow-up, including 2 periods of 16 weeks of intervention followed by...

Younger Nursing Home Residents: A Scoping Review of Their Lived Experiences, Needs, and Quality of Life

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
The percentage of younger nursing home (NH) residents (ages 18–64 years) in some countries such as the United States and Canada has been increasing over the years. In fact, it is generally held that younger NH residents are considerably different...

Assessing Residents’ Perceptions of Their Relocation to Long-Term Care: Psychometric Validation of the View of Relocation Scale

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Relocation to long-term care is a major challenge for older people. The View of Relocation Scale (VRS) was developed to address the need for a brief instrument to assess residents’ perceptions of the relocation.

The Risk of Alzheimer's Disease After Acute Appendicitis With or Without Appendectomy

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Previous epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between appendectomy and Parkinson's disease. The aim of the current study was to examine the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia following appendicitis or...

July 11, 2021

Weekly Roundup
July 11, 2021
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The Future of Dementia Care, Caregiving, and Services Research

JAMDA
July 10, 2021
With the aging of the baby boomers, the numbers of Americans living with or affected by dementia will rise dramatically. By 2025, an estimated 7.2 million Americans are expected to have Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia...

Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on Tooth Loss With the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

JAMDA
July 8, 2021
To quantify the dose-response associations between tooth loss and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

Studying History to Inform the Future of Long-Term Care

Spotlight
July 8, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Understanding history is important to planning for the future. As post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) moves out of the worst pandemic in a century, looking at where we’ve been and how we got here will help shape...

COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments: Updated FAQs

Policy Snapshot
July 8, 2021
CMS updated FAQs about repayment of COVID-19 accelerated and advance payments are now available. If you got these payments, learn more about how recoupment works and how it affects your Medicare claims payment amounts: COVID-19 Accelerated and...