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December 1, 2020

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Continuous Palliative Sedation in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Refractory Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

JAMDA
December 1, 2020
Extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms can be a heavy burden for nursing home (NH) residents, relatives, and caregivers. Sometimes, when extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms are considered refractory, continuous palliative sedation is administered. The aim...

The Case for Consultant Pharmacists as Key Players in Nursing Home Antibiotic Stewardship Programs

JAMDA
November 30, 2020
In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new Conditions of Participation for nursing homes that required them to establish an antibiotic stewardship program as part of their broader infection prevention and control program.1...

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Observational Scale of Level of Arousal

JAMDA
November 30, 2020
Along with deficit of attention, level of arousal is a primary criterion for the diagnosis of delirium. The Observational Scale of Level of Arousal (OSLA) is a quick, simple, and observational instrument used to evaluate the variation of arousal for...

Research Needed: Better Quantitative Studies to Identify Causes of COVID-19 Nursing Home Disparities

JAMDA
November 28, 2020
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought to light numerous societal inequities, revealing the impacts of multiple layers of disadvantage born most often by racial and ethnic minorities. The examination by The New York Times of...

Weight Loss in COVID-19–Positive Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
November 28, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an impact on nutrition at individual, community, national, and global levels.1 COVID-19 has been associated with weight loss and also has been linked to cachexia and sarcopenia.2 Anorexia was the most...

Development of Herd Immunity to COVID-19 in Louisiana Nursing Homes

JAMDA
November 28, 2020
The State of Louisiana Department of Public Health has been publishing the nursing home Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) statistics of the 281 nursing homes in the state since April 18, 2020.1,2 The following are the results of analysis of these...