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State POLST Program Maturity Status and Dying in the Nursing Home or Hospice in the United States: An Event Time Study

JAMDA
February 18, 2026
State Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) programs ensure documentation of orders for treatment are documented for the provision of goal-concordant care at the end of life. The national POLST organization tracks the maturity...

Current Practice of Palliative Sedation in Dutch Nursing Homes

JAMDA
February 18, 2026
To evaluate current practices regarding palliative sedation in nursing homes. Despite being an essential component of palliative care, empirical data on its use are currently lacking. Understanding these practices can help improve care quality and...

Tools to Measure Noncognitive Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
February 15, 2026
Many instruments are validated for assessing agitation and other noncognitive symptoms in dementia (NCSDs) but their feasibility and psychometric properties in people with advanced dementia in nursing home settings is unclear. This scoping review...

The Impact of Prehabilitation on Postoperative Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JAMDA
February 13, 2026
To evaluate the impact of preoperative prehabilitation on physical functional recovery, postoperative complications, and length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery.

Central Nervous System Medication Use Among Older Adults in Korean Long-Term Care Facilities: A Multilevel Analysis

JAMDA
February 13, 2026
To analyze factors influencing central nervous system (CNS) medication use among older adults residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities in South Korea, considering both individual- and facility-level factors.

An Online Training Program to Reduce Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: The CARES Method

JAMDA
February 12, 2026
The objective of this Pragmatic Innovation article is to present a case study examining whether an online, asynchronous staff dementia care training program (CARES) was associated with reductions in the use of antipsychotic medications and improved...

Long-Term Care as a Global Challenge: The Role of the World Health Organization

JAMDA
February 12, 2026
Long-term care is today one of the most pressing issues in public policy. Its relevance is increasing everywhere but mostly, due to population aging, in low- and middle-income countries. Despite the advances in the past decades regarding the...

Does Switching to Consumer-Directed Personal Care Impact Health and Service Utilization Among Medicaid Enrollees in the New York Metropolitan Area?

JAMDA
February 12, 2026
New York has seen increasing utilization of consumer-directed care, whereby recipients of Medicaid-funded personal care hire, train, and supervise their own caregivers. This study evaluates how switching from agency-based to consumer-directed care...

Statewide Examination of Rural–Urban Differences in Assisted Living Facilities

JAMDA
February 11, 2026
To compare facility characteristics between rural and urban assisted living facilities (ALFs).

Nonlinear and Interactive Effects of Social Relationships and Coping Styles on Loneliness in Older Adults: A Generalized Additive Model Analysis

JAMDA
February 11, 2026
Although social support and coping styles have been shown to be associated with loneliness in older adults, less is known about how the structural and qualitative dimensions of social relationships, together with coping styles and their interactions...