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Lack of Effect of a Multicomponent Palliative Care Program for Nursing Home Residents on Hospital Use in the Last Month of Life and on Place of Death: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicountry Cluster Randomized Control Trial

JAMDA
July 6, 2020
PACE Steps to Success is a 1-year train-the-trainer program aiming to integrate nonspecialist palliative care into nursing homes via staff education and organizational support. In this study, we aimed to explore whether this program resulted in...

Multiparticipant Rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Observational Comparison Study

JAMDA
July 6, 2020
Post-acute care reform creates an impetus for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to reevaluate care delivery to promote value. One method to contain costs is to deliver rehabilitation with multiple individuals and 1 therapist. Our preliminary...

Long-Term Care Facility Ownership and Acute Hospital Service Use in British Columbia, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
July 6, 2020
Previous studies report higher hospitalization rates in for-profit compared with nonprofit long-term care facilities (LTCFs), but have not included staffing data, a major potential confounder. Our objective was to examine the effect of ownership on...

Predictors of Residential Care Admission in Community-Dwelling Older People With Dementia

JAMDA
July 6, 2020
The objectives of this study were to identify variables associated with dementia and entry into aged residential care (ARC) and derive and validate a risk prediction model for dementia and entry into ARC.

Training Needs Among Family Caregivers Assisting During Home Health, as Identified by Home Health Clinicians

JAMDA
July 5, 2020
To estimate the proportion of family caregivers assisting older adults during Medicare home health who have an identified need for activity-specific training and identify characteristics associated with caregiver training needs.

Biomarkers Profile of People With Sarcopenia: A Cross-sectional Analysis From UK Biobank

JAMDA
July 5, 2020
This study aimed to characterize the biomarker profile of sarcopenic vs nonsarcopenic men and women, using the current European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) definition in the UK Biobank study.

Associations Between Nutrient Intake and Corresponding Nutritional Biomarker Levels in Blood in a Memory Clinic Cohort: The NUDAD Project

JAMDA
July 5, 2020
Diet is a promising intervention target to prevent or slow Alzheimer's disease (AD).1,2 Early (predementia) stages of AD offer a unique opportunity for dietary interventions.2 Nutritional assessment methods to estimate nutrient intake have, however...

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Long-Term Care, Residential Facilities, and COVID-19: An Overview of Federal and State Policy Responses

JAMDA
July 4, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected residents and staff at long-term care (LTC) and other residential facilities in the United States. The high morbidity and mortality at these facilities has been attributed to a combination of a...

Predictors of Disease Progression in Early-Onset Alzheimer's Dementia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
July 4, 2020
Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD), defined as onset of AD before the age of 65 years, is less common than the late-onset type, and little is known about the factors affecting disease progression. The aim of the study was to investigate factors...