Frailty, a dynamic state, is a consequence of cumulative deficits in multiple physiological systems accompanied by an increased vulnerability to stressor events.1 The aging of the population has increased the prevalence of frailty substantially,...
To evaluate changes in mental health and well-being (eg, quality of work life, health, intention to leave) among nursing home managers from a February 2020 prepandemic baseline to December 2021 in Alberta, Canada.
To compare health care and home care service utilization, mortality, and long-term care admissions between long-term opioid users and nonusers among aged home care clients.
To examine the (1) cohort of individuals living at home with Home Care Packages (HCPs) in 2016, (2) their access to other aged care services after HCP commencement, and (3) their hospital and ambulance service utilization.
To determine the impact of depressive symptoms on health service use and catastrophic health expenditure, and whether it varied by per-capita household consumption, health insurance schemes, and physical comorbidities.
Last week, the Senate passed its $1.7 trillion fiscal year Omnibus Appropriations Bill. The bill averted the scheduled bigger cuts, but the compromise includes a 2% cut in Medicare payments for 2023 and a 1.25% cut in 2024. On the positive side, the...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join With a new year comes uncertainties, but AMDA has partnered with several other professional organizations to help post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) providers and their teams prepare to deal with COVID-19 in...
To examine the prevalence of coping behaviors during the first 2 waves of the COVID-19 pandemic among caregivers of assisted living residents and variation in these behaviors by caregiver gender and mental health.
Social isolation is a global health issue that affects older adults throughout their lives. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with social isolation in older adults.
