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Pre-death Grief Increases Post-death Grief Among Dementia Caregivers

JAMDA
May 8, 2025
Dementia caregivers frequently experience pre-death grief, affecting about 17% of the caregivers,1 yet it often goes unacknowledged. This pre-death grief arises as caregivers witness the progressive cognitive and functional decline of their care-...

Impact of Polypharmacy on Self-Rated Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A 3-Year SONIC Study

JAMDA
May 8, 2025
Previous studies have reported that polypharmacy (PP) is associated with objective health indicators, such as falls or a decline in physical function. However, few studies have examined the relationship between PP and subjective health indicators,...

Preserving the Practice of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
Competent clinicians in post-acute and long-term care are desperately needed. Recent situations in which clinicians were displaced from facilities where they had a long-standing relationship have brought attention to these unfortunate marketplace...

Long-Term Care Is Stuck in Silos: We Need an EINSTEIN to Fix That

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
If the U.S. government had ever been tasked with developing a comprehensive care system for older Americans, there is very little chance it would look anything like the landscape we have -today.

What I Love About an Evolving Field

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
We asked Neema Sharda, MD, an alumnus of the 2015 Futures Program, a few questions about her experience working in post-acute and long-term care since she participated in the program a decade ago.

Burden and Impact of Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) in Older Adults in Long-Term Care Settings

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is characterized by abnormal, involuntary, and repetitive movements of the face, tongue, jaw, trunk, or extremities. It is one of the multiple drug-induced movement disorders caused by dopamine-receptor blocking agents (DRBAs...

What’s the Role of the New Non-Opioid Analgesic in Pain Management in Older Adults?

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved suzetrigine (brand name Journavx; Vertex Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults. It received the Breakthrough Therapy, Fast Track, and Priority Review...

Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Wins Morley Award

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
When geriatrician Jennifer A. Watt, MD, PhD, and other experts came together a couple of years ago under the auspices of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health to develop clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for assessing and managing the...

Survey Offers Insights Into Practitioners’ ACO Experiences, Observations

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
While there is no question that post-acute and long-term care is moving to value-based care (VBC), there are still many questions; and many practitioners are unsure how to connect and work with accountable care organizations (ACOs). To learn more...

Immigrant Staff in Long-Term Care Help Ease the Workforce Shortage

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2025
In recent years, post-acute and long-term care communities have scrambled for solutions to staffing shortages. One promising answer has been creating partnerships to bring nurses, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), and other workers to the United...