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New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID-19 Announced by CMS

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
July 23, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced initiatives designed to protect nursing home residents from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). New Funding The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will...

Physician Compare Preview Period Open through August 20

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
July 23, 2020
The Physician Compare preview period is open through August 20 at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2018 Quality Payment Program performance information before it appears on the Physician Compare website profile pages and in the Downloadable Database. Access...

Factors Associated with Step Numbers in Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults: The Hospital-Activities of Daily Living Study

JAMDA
July 23, 2020
To determine the number of steps taken by older patients in hospital and 1 week after discharge; to identify factors associated with step numbers after discharge; and to examine the association between functional decline and step numbers after...

Effects of a Humanoid Companion Robot on Dementia Symptoms and Caregiver Distress for Residents in Long-Term Care

JAMDA
July 23, 2020
To test the effects of deploying a humanoid companion robot (Kabochan) in comparison with usual care for long-term care facilities’ residents with dementia.

‘New Normal’ in Covid-19 Era: A Nursing Perspective From Thailand

JAMDA
July 22, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an impact on everyone around the world, including in Thailand. As of June 24, 2020, there were 3157 cases with 3026 recovered, and 58 deaths in Thailand.1 This number is considered low, and exact numbers...

Anticholinergic Burden Measures Predict Older People's Physical Function and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 21, 2020
This systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42019115918) compared the evidence behind anticholinergic burden (ACB) measures and their ability to predict changes in older people's physical function and quality of life.

Anticholinergic Drug Burden and Delirium: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 20, 2020
To investigate the association between anticholinergic drug burden (ADB), measured with anticholinergic drug scales, and delirium and delirium severity.

Is Fear of Falling Associated With Incident Disability? A Prospective Analysis in Young-Old Community-Dwelling Adults

JAMDA
July 19, 2020
Fear of falling (FOF) is common in older people and is related to negative outcomes. This study aimed to investigate whether 2 different instruments, the Falls Efficacy Scale–International (FES-I) and the single question on FOF and activity...

On-Road Behavior in Older Drivers With Mild Cognitive Impairment

JAMDA
July 19, 2020
Dementia increases the risk of unsafe driving, but this is less apparent in preclinical stages such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). There is, however, limited detailed data on the patterns of driving errors associated with MCI. Here, we examined...

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sarcopenia in Singaporean Adults—The Yishun Study

JAMDA
July 19, 2020
To describe the normative values of sarcopenia among community-dwelling adults (≥21 years of age); compare the prevalence of sarcopenia using Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria, 2014 (AWGS2014), Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria,...