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Quality of Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care and Transfers to Hospital at the End Of Life

JAMDA
September 11, 2024
Our primary objective was to determine if more comprehensive advance care planning (ACP) documentation was associated with fewer transfers to hospital in the last year of life. Our secondary objective was to determine the impact of ACP processes and...

Number of Teeth and Dementia-free Life Expectancy: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study

JAMDA
September 11, 2024
Previous studies have reported that tooth loss is associated with an increased risk of dementia; however, few have explored the association between number of teeth and dementia-free and total life expectancies. We investigated whether having more...

Differentiating Between Home Care Types to Identify Older Adults at Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes in the Community

JAMDA
September 11, 2024
Acute hospitalization, recurrent admissions, institutionalization, and death are important adverse health outcomes. Older adults receiving home care are especially at risk of these outcomes, yet it remains unclear if this risk differs between older...

A Longitudinal Treatment Effect Analysis of Antipsychotics on Behavior of Residents in Long-Term Care

JAMDA
September 11, 2024
The proportion of long-term care (LTC) residents being treated with antipsychotic medication is high, and these medications may exacerbate behavioral symptoms. We used propensity scores to investigate the effect of antipsychotic use on the worsening...

The Association between Frailty, Quality of Life and Resilience in Community-dwelling Retirement Village Residents

JAMDA
September 10, 2024
Housing quality has significant impact on the wider determinants of health and quality of life (QoL). Retirement villages are considered age-friendly accommodation for community-dwelling older people, offering a variable range of services and...

Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

JAMDA
September 9, 2024
Health literacy is considered crucial in health status outcomes, but little is known about the association among cognitively impaired persons. This study investigated the association between health literacy and health-related quality of life (HRQoL...

An Automated Malnutrition Screening Tool Using Routinely Collected Data for Older Adults in Long-Term Care: Development and Internal Validation of AutoMal

JAMDA
September 9, 2024
To develop and internally validate a malnutrition screening tool based on routinely collected data in the long-term care setting.

Staffing Patterns in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Communities, and Memory Care Units: Variation Across Shifts

JAMDA
September 7, 2024
To assess the staffing patterns of direct care nursing staff by shift in nursing homes (NHs), assisted living communities (ALCs), and their corresponding memory care units (MCUs).

Delirium Incidence and Predictors in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinated Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF): Insights from the GeroCovid Vax Study

JAMDA
September 5, 2024
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination can bring an important benefit for older people in terms of reduction of mortality and hospitalization; however, reports of rare adverse effects like altered consciousness and delirium among this demographic have raised...

Performance Indicators for the Assessment of Aging-In-Place Reform Policies: A Scoping Review and Evidence Map

JAMDA
September 5, 2024
Many countries have reformed their long-term care system to promote aging-in-place. Currently, there is no framework for evaluating these reforms. This review aimed to identify performance indicators used for aging-in-place reform evaluation.