The experience of gratitude is an important part of psychosocial well-being for everyone. With all the daily challenges and unknowns in our lives (especially during the pandemic), expressions of gratitude can provide much needed affirmation to help...
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a prolonged physical and emotional strain on residents, families, and staff in post-acute and long-term care settings. Life has been particularly challenging for nursing home and assisted living residents with dementia...
Prescribing of psychotropic medication in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Australia has again been highlighted by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.1 Some are prescribed for psychological disorders and others for...
Older persons living in long-term care facilities are underrepresented in studies on the clinical spectrum of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially regarding the broad range of COVID-19 signs/symptoms and course over time. In the context...
Poor oral care may lead to systemic disease, and there is evidence that assisted living (AL) residents lack quality oral care; in AL, poor care may be due to staff knowledge and attitudes, as well as organizational barriers to providing care.
In nursing homes (NHs), psychoactive medication use has received notable attention, but less is known about prescribing in assisted living (AL). This study examined how antipsychotic and antianxiety medication prescribing in AL compares with NHs.
To palliate means to relieve suffering. However, the public—and even clinicians—often confuse palliation with hospice care and believe that palliative care is restricted solely to the last hours, days, or weeks of life. Nothing could be further from...
There have been more than 100,000 deaths in US nursing homes attributed to COVID-19, accounting for 40% of COVID-19 deaths across the country.1 In addition, staff turnover has increased dramatically, as many workers are afraid of becoming sick or...
Research using electronic and administrative databases has become increasingly common in post-acute and long-term care—so much so that its use has been conjectured to surpass that based on primary purposive data collection.1 The benefits of these...
