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Subjective Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Reserve Indicators, and the Incidence of Dementia

JAMDA
September 20, 2020
Both cognitive reserve and subjective cognitive decline are closely related to the risk of dementia. We investigated whether cognitive reserve can modify the risk of dementia developing from subjective cognitive decline.

Describing Differences Among Recent Immigrants and Long-Standing Residents Waiting for Long-Term Care: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
September 20, 2020
Immigrants often face many unique cultural and logistical challenges in their health care that differ from nonimmigrants. We sought to describe and compare characteristics and the time to placement between recent immigrants and long-standing...

September 20, 2020

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September 20, 2020
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Mental Health Impact of SARS-COV-2 Pandemic on Long-Term Care Facility Personnel in Poland

JAMDA
September 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on long-term care facility (LTCF) residents worldwide, with 19% to 72% of COVID-19-–related deaths occurring in LTCFs.1 While facing this critical situation, LTCF personnel have to cope with an...

Prognostic Factors for Short-term Recovery of Independence in a Multistate Model for Patients With a Hip Fracture

JAMDA
September 19, 2020
This study investigates the transitions of community-dwelling patients with a proximal femoral fracture towards recovery of independence using multistate modeling. The prognostic value of factors affecting the short-term rate of recovery of...

Nursing Home Commission Report Released

Policy Snapshot
September 18, 2020
Last week the independent nursing home commission established by an executive order from President Trump back in May and convened by the MITRE Corporation released its findings. The Commission called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

Live Q&A: CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
September 18, 2020
Topic: Live Q&A: CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 (and twice a month through January 2021) Time: 4–5 PM ET Registration Link This live Q&A series is open to clinical...

SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Measure: Submit Comments by October 14

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
September 18, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks input on a draft measure for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program: Healthcare-Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalizations . Visit the Public Comments webpage...

HHS Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy

Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
September 18, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) last week released two documents outlining the administration’s detailed strategy to deliver safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses to the American people as...

CMS announces launch of 2020 flu season campaign, providing partner resources

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
September 18, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has kicked off its 2020-2021 flu season campaign with new resources to encourage people with Medicare or other CMS health care programs to get their flu shot. CMS encourages national and...