Varying early survival rates have been reported across studies on patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study, we reported the 10-year relative survival rate of patients with PD using a nationwide database.
To determine if (1) number of staff or residents, when considering home-level factors and presence of family/volunteers, are associated with relationship-centered care practices at mealtimes in general and dementia care units in long-term care (LTC...
Loneliness and depression are both major public health concerns, particularly among older adults.1,2 Extensive evidence indicates that loneliness and depression adversely affect similar health outcomes in older adults, including cognitive impairment...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are proven medications of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid-related disorders, erosive esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding while on nonsteroidal anti-...
Clinicians struggle with whether to prescribe osteoporosis medications for fracture prevention for older nursing home (NH) residents with dementia, given the lack of evidence in this population. To better understand real-world clinical practice, we...
Difficulties with prognostication prevent more patients with advanced dementia from receiving timely palliative support. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a prognostic model for 6-month and 1-year mortality in home-dwelling patients...
The Authors wish to make a correction to their article published in JAMDA ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.09.010 ) “The SMART Study - Resistance Training and/or Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized, Double-blind,...
To describe the clinical characteristics, 30-day mortality, and associated factors of patients living in nursing homes (NH) with COVID-19, from March 20 to June 1, 2020.
Sens. John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation last week to address the physician Medicare cuts slated to go into effect on January 1, 2021 ( read more )...
