As the baby boomers retire, the number of older Americans who require long-term services and support in an assisted living or nursing home (NH) is expected to increase.1,2 Although much of the national attention has focused on the current and future...
Although surgery among persons with dementia is common, dementia is a strong predictor of poor surgical outcomes, including readmissions and mortality.1 Increasingly, older adults—including those with dementia—are being discharged from hospital to...
Housing adaptations may contribute to aging in place for older adults with care needs by reducing the risk of long-term care facility (LTCF) admissions, but this association remains unclear. We examined the association between housing adaptations...
Agitated behaviors (behaviors) are common in nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Pragmatic trials of behavior management interventions rely on routinely collected Minimum Data Set (MDS) data to evaluate...
Identifying skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients at risk for hospitalization or death is of interest to SNFs, patients, and patients' families because of quality measures, financial penalties, and limited clinical staffing. We aimed to develop a...
Older adults are at high risk of rehospitalization after an acute event and at even higher risk of permanently losing an activity of daily living with each hospitalization. This is especially true in those with encephalopathy, delirium, dementia,...
For patients who are at higher risk of thromboembolic events, the advent of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) was a major breakthrough.1 With the aging population, an increasing number of older patients with multiple comorbidities, concomitant drug...
To synthesize evidence assessing the effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) interventions in reducing hospital service use from nursing homes (NHs).
Skilled therapies (STs), including audiology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, can address functional deficits in dementia. This study aims to quantify the association between ST and successful discharge after...
