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JAMDA
April 1, 2020

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JAMDA
April 1, 2020

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JAMDA
April 1, 2020

Hospitalization and Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

JAMDA
April 1, 2020
In 2017, 15.3% of the US population 65 years of age and older were hospitalized, as were 22.1% of those 85 years of age and older.1 Given that there are 49 million persons 65 and older, and 6.5 million persons 85 and older,2 these numbers correspond...

Erratum

JAMDA
April 1, 2020
The Authors wish to make a correction to their article published in JAMDA (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2018.10.031 ) “Predicting Future Health Transitions Among Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents With Heart Failure”.

Geriatric-Specific Standards for Information Transfer Between Nursing Homes and Acute Care Hospitals

JAMDA
April 1, 2020
In the 2008 Olympics, both the US women's and men's relay teams were the top qualifiers for the finals. However, both teams dropped the baton at the hand-off, and they lost the race.1

Understanding Factors Associated With Psychomotor Subtypes of Delirium in Older Inpatients With Dementia

JAMDA
April 1, 2020
Few studies have analyzed factors associated with delirium subtypes. In this study, we investigate factors associated with subtypes of delirium only in patients with dementia to provide insights on the possible prevention and treatments.

Reducing the Risk of Hospitalization for Nursing Home Residents: Effects and Facility Variation From OPTIMISTIC

JAMDA
April 1, 2020
The Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) project led to significant decreases in potentially avoidable hospitalizations of long-stay nursing facility residents...

Reply to Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Muscle Mass in Older Patients: Diagnostic Accuracy of Creatinine-Based Equations and Implications in Practice

JAMDA
April 1, 2020
We thank doctors Dharmarayan and Yoo for their comments on our article.1 In line with the literature and our results, they found a substantial lack of consistency among the results of different formulas estimating renal function by investigating a...

Editor’s Note

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2020
Due to the COVID1-19 pandemic, on March 4, 2020, CMS has temporarily suspended surveys for certain non-emergent issues. However, inspectors will still be able to able to address safety issues such as infection control and abuse. The medical director...