The loss of muscle mass, strength, and function associated with aging, known as sarcopenia, is one of the leading causes of falls and fractures in older persons.1 Due to the growing aging population, it is estimated that the number of people who...
While the complexity of sarcopenia pathogenesis has been universally accepted, gender-specific aspects have only received little attention. A recent study on microscopic characteristics of muscle composition in patients with hip fracture and...
This issue of the Journal includes 5 articles and a research letter with the theme of exercise and aging.1–6 The focus of 4 of the articles is older people with multimorbidity in a nursing home or hospital setting, and the other 2 include older...
In the United States (US), residential long-term care is provided in nursing homes and assisted living (AL) communities. Regardless of the type of care setting, long-term care residents are at increased risk of transfer to the emergency department (...
To obtain new insights into research questions on how executive function and social interaction would be observed to change after the introduction of hearing aids (HAs) in older people with hearing impairment.
Diabetes and prediabetes contribute to an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Currently, it remains unclear whether elevated blood HbA1c levels, including prediabetes levels, affect reversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to...
Understanding care and end-of-life preferences for persons living with dementia (PLWD) is of particular importance in long-term care (LTC) settings, such as nursing homes and assisted living communities, where nearly one-half of residents have some...
Regarding the January 2021 article, White EM, Fox Wetle T, Reddy A, Baier RR. Front-line Nursing Home Staff Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021;22(1):199-203.
