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JAMDA
September 1, 2017
The prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI) in care homes is estimated to range from 30% to 50%. There is limited evidence of what is effective in the reduction and management of FI in care homes. Using realist synthesis, 6 potential program theories...
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
When post-acute and long-term care practitioners get together, they can accomplish great things. That can be a challenge when you live in Hawaii, where you might be hundreds of miles from colleagues. However, Aida Wen, MD, CMD, Hawaii Medical...
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
Digoxin has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization and readmission in patients with heart failure and is approved for that purpose by the Food and Drug Administration, but this association is not seen among nursing home residents, results...
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
David Smith, MD, CMD, president of Geriatric Consultants of Central Texas in Brownwood, TX, talks about how to stay safe and under what conditions a facility evacuates residents or keeps them there.
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
Pamela Phillips and George Mayes, residents of FutureCare Cold Spring in Baltimore, tied the knot at the facility on June 16, 2016. Pam has been a resident of the facility for the past 3 years, and George has lived there for 6 years. They both...
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
Pain and depression are strongly related in dementia regardless of analgesic or antidepressant use, a large, prospective Norwegian study has shown.
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
The following is excerpted with permission from JAMDA.
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
Emergency evacuations appear to increase the risk of death among patients in nursing homes, according to an Australian meta-analysis of relevant studies, and the risk for mortality associated with the evacuation increases independent of the effects...
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
LOS ANGELES — Restrict daytime sleep, check blood pressure while patients are standing, and don’t overtreat diabetes. And there’s more: No caffeinated coffee, no canes, and definitely no high heels — but ice cream can do wonders. These were some of...
Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
In May of this year, an armed man with a history of domestic violence approached the Pine Kirk Care Center, a nursing facility in Kirkersville, OH, where his ex-girlfriend was employed as a nurse. After taking two men hostage outside of the facility...