Loneliness and social isolation are common, and older adults prefer to age in place. Programs that provide social support are essential, yet their value remains uncertain, as conventional cost-effectiveness frameworks may not capture all benefits...
To evaluate the concordance between the Minimum Data Set (MDS) version 3.0 I1500 item and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) laboratory values for identifying kidney impairment among nursing home (NH) residents.
Understanding how multiple health aspects coevolve over time in persons with cognitive impairment is critical for clinical care, yet few studies have examined these dynamic interplays. This study investigated the relationship between perceived...
As global population aging accelerates, maintaining physical function in older adults has emerged as a core public health challenge. Dance, a multimodal physical activity integrating cognitive challenges and social interaction, has been proven...
To build off what is currently known about community-dwelling older adults and vaccine behavior, we evaluated immunizations rates among older adults living in low-income senior housing. It was hypothesized that age, cardiac and respiratory disease,...
Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition that causes progressive functional decline affecting 6.7 million individuals in the United States.1 It is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, often leading to diminished quality of life and...
Sarcopenia and frailty are closely linked geriatric syndromes, but how sarcopenia is associated with frailty's dynamic progression remains unclear. This study examined the association between sarcopenia and multistate frailty transitions in Chinese...
Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability, significantly impairing quality of life. In Japan's aging society, premorbid functional decline is often already present at the time of illness or injury, potentially influencing prognosis,...
The Morse Fall Scale is a widely used fall risk assessment tool. However, limited evidence exists on whether this scale reliably differentiates residents at high risk for falls in nursing homes. In a sample of nursing home residents, the purpose of...
The CHemical Restraints avOidance MEthodology (CHROME) was developed to help general physicians with quality prescribing of psychotropics for people with dementia (PwD). A new enhanced version (CHROME 2.0) was implemented and tested for improved...
