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The Influence of Prior Functional Status on Self-Care Improvement During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay

JAMDA
April 5, 2022
Older adults' prior health status can influence their recovery after a major illness. We investigated the association between older adults’ independence in self-care tasks prior to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay and their self-care function...

Cost-Effectiveness of an Online Intervention for Caregivers of People Living With Dementia

JAMDA
April 5, 2022
Little evidence exists on costs or cost-effectiveness of online interventions for caregivers of people living with dementia. We aimed to assess cost-effectiveness of online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for dementia caregivers with mild-to-...

Potential for Drug Interactions and Polypharmacy From Treatment of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care

JAMDA
April 5, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to public attention significant vulnerabilities of older adults living in long-term care (LTC).1,2 This is due not only to the direct risk of COVID-19 and its potential complications but also the potential for...

Remote Infection Control Assessments of US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, April to June 2020

JAMDA
April 5, 2022
Nursing homes (NHs) provide care in a congregate setting for residents at high risk of severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection. In spring 2020, NHs were implementing new guidance to minimize SARS-CoV-2 spread among residents and staff.

Antibiotic Deescalation Opportunities for Residents in Assisted Living Facilities

JAMDA
April 3, 2022
Antibiotic prescribing patterns offer insights into clinical care across different health care settings, especially in nursing homes (NHs). These residents are highly susceptible to infection and are frequently inappropriately treated with...

COVID-19 Vaccination in VA Home Based Primary Care: Experience of Interdisciplinary Team Members

JAMDA
April 3, 2022
Describe how Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) team members discussed the COVID-19 vaccine with Veteran patients and their caregivers; describe HBPC team members' experiences providing care during the pandemic;...

Emotion Dysregulation and Workplace Satisfaction in Direct Care Worker Burnout and Abuse Risk

JAMDA
April 2, 2022
Direct care workers frequently encounter difficult interactions with the patients they serve and experience frustration and burnout. The current study tested a hypothesized model in which predictors of caregiver abuse risk (emotional dysregulation,...

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Minimizing the Risk of Resident-to-Resident Mistreatment in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
During a recent clinical visit to a memory care unit in an assisted living facility, I observed two patients begin to have a verbal altercation that could have ended badly were it not for the quick identification and action by the nursing assistants...