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March 2, 2018

Weekly Roundup
March 2, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Saturday's Keynote Takes Provocative Look at PALTC Workforce Shortage Each day, 10,000 people turn 65; and they enter a phase of life that includes multimorbidty, functional impairment, and transitions...

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JAMDA
March 1, 2018

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JAMDA
March 1, 2018

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JAMDA
March 1, 2018

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JAMDA
March 1, 2018

It's Not a Small World After All

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
The article by Morris et al in this issue of JAMDA, entitled “Hearing the Voice of the Resident in Long-Term Care Facilities—An Internationally Based Approach to Assessing Quality of Life,”1 underscores the importance of including residents’...

Effects of Psychosocial Interventions for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia on the Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Dementia is often accompanied by neuropsychiatric symptoms. Psychotropic drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms are frequently used to manage these problems, but they are of limited effectiveness and can have serious side effects...

Zinc and Vitamin B6 Deficiency and Associated Conditions in a Nursing Home Population

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Micronutrients are important for health recovery during acute illness. However, vitamin and mineral intake is often inadequate for most Americans. It is estimated that 30 million Americans (10.5%) have a vitamin B6 deficiency and 10% of the US...

Use of the Spanish Version of the Frail-NH Scale to Predict Adverse Outomes in a Nursing Home in Mexico City

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Few studies assert the prevalence of Frailty in Latin America and Mexico . Most of these studies are from data of community dwelling elders. To our knowledge, there is no study showing the prevalence or outcomes of frailty among the nursing home...

Transitional Care Management in patients discharging from Skilled Nursing facility: Combating Rehospitalization and Bridging the Gaps in Care

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
To implement CMS Transitional Care Management program (TCM) to help decrease unnecessary rehospitalizations post discharge from Skilled nursing facility (SNF).