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Alzheimer's Disease THErapy With NEuroaid (ATHENE): A Randomized Double-Blind Delayed-Start Trial

JAMDA
November 29, 2021
Preclinical and clinical studies indicate a role for MLC901 (NeuroAiD II) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The primary aim was to investigate its safety as add-on therapy to standard treatment and the secondary aims its effect on cognition and slowing...

Prediction of Reduced Gait Speed Using 5-Time Sit-to-Stand Test in Healthy Older Adults

JAMDA
November 27, 2021
To determine the accuracy of the 5-time stand-to-sit (5TSTS) test for the identification of older adults with reduced gait speed.

Health Services Use and Functional Recovery Following Blunt Trauma in Older Persons – A National Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
November 27, 2021
Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However, for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in longer length of stay at index admission. We hypothesized that owing to time spent in...

Facility Characteristics Associated With Intensity of Care of Nursing Homes and Hospital Referral Regions

JAMDA
November 23, 2021
Intensity of care, such as hospital transfers and tube feeding of residents with advanced dementia varies by nursing home (NH) within and across regions. Little work has been done to understand how these 2 levels of influence relate. This study's...

A Novel Collaborative Care Program to Augment Nursing Home Care During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
November 23, 2021
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic created an immediate need to enhance current efforts to reduce transfers of nursing home (NH) residents to acute care. Long-Term Care Plus (LTC+), a collaborative care program developed and implemented...

Rushing Care by Care Aides Associated With Experiences of Responsive Behaviors From Residents in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
November 21, 2021
Residents with cognitive impairment favor “slow care,” so rushed care may cause additional responsive behaviors (eg, verbal threats, hitting) among residents. We assessed the association of rushed care (physical and social) by care aides with their...

Payment Cuts, Nursing Facility Clinician Affiliations Part of CMS’ CY2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Policy Snapshot
November 19, 2021
On November 3, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues. The rule...

Quality Payment Program: 2020 Doctors & Clinicians Preview Period Open Until December 14

Policy Snapshot
November 19, 2021
The Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period is open until December 14, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2020 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information before it appears on Medicare Care Compare and in the Provider Data Catalog . Access...

Changes to Nursing Home Visitation COVID-19 (Revised) and COVID-19 Survey Activities

Policy Snapshot
November 19, 2021
CMS is continuing to promote health and safety and address the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency on nursing home residents and their families by issuing memos that revise guidance for nursing home visitation and address the backlog of...

AMDA Membership: A Family for the Best and Most Challenging of Times

Spotlight
November 18, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join There are many reasons to be an AMDA member—discounts on the Annual Conference, free webinars, the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and other tools, advocacy and public policy activities, and on and on. However...