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Is Physician Aid-in-Dying the Way to Go?

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
June 9th marked the 1-year anniversary of the effective date of California’s End of Life Option Act. California is now one of a growing handful of U.S. states (Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Vermont, and Montana, along with the District of Columbia)...

Let Federal Law Guide Your Facility’s Social Media Use

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
The risks of publicly sharing photographs or other media recorded in a health care setting — particularly those where aging or disabled populations live — can range from creating a disturbance to committing a crime, according to Howard L. Sollins,...

PALTC Goes Around the World in Online Communities

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
More than ever, post-acute and long-term care facilities are expanding their worlds to embrace the online communities of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms. Social media is designed to provide connections with friends and...

The Nursing Home Pneumonia Risk Index: A Simple, Valid MDS-Based Method of Identifying 6-Month Risk for Pneumonia and Mortality

JAMDA
July 29, 2017
Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of hospitalization and death for nursing home (NH) residents; however, diagnosis is often delayed because classic signs of infection are not present. We sought to identify NH residents at high risk for...

Determinants of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Long-Term and Acute Care Settings: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 29, 2017
Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are widely used in institutionalized older adults, yet the key determinants that drive their use are incompletely characterized.

Heterogeneity of Different Tools for Detecting the Prevalence of Frailty in Nursing Homes: Feasibility and Meaning of Different Approaches

JAMDA
July 28, 2017
The identification of frail individuals has been recognized as a priority for the effective implementation of healthy aging strategies. Only a limited number of studies have examined frailty in nursing homes, and there is a big heterogeneity in the...

Prediction of the Incidence of Falls and Deaths Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents: The SENIOR Study

JAMDA
July 28, 2017
The objective of this study was to evaluate, among nursing home residents, the extent to which the various operational definitions of frailty predict mortality and falls at 1 year.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the FRAIL Scale in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
July 28, 2017
To cross-culturally adapt and test the FRAIL scale in Chinese community-dwelling older adults.

Lifestyle Approaches for People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Multiple Case Analysis

JAMDA
July 28, 2017
Health care organizations supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs) carry out a range of interventions to support and improve a healthy lifestyle. However, it is difficult to implement an active and healthy lifestyle into daily...

Successfully Reducing Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Results of the Missouri Quality Initiative

JAMDA
July 28, 2017
The goals of the Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) for long-stay nursing home residents were to reduce the frequency of avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, improve resident health outcomes, improve the process of transitioning between...