To explore the associations of (1) the frailty phenotype or frailty index transition with cause-specific mortality, and (2) different combinations of transition in frailty phenotype and frailty index with all-cause mortality.
This study aimed to reveal the epidemic characteristics of chronic diseases among the Chinese older population and provide empirical strategies for the prevention and management of chronic diseases in the seniors in China.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The long-term care environment has increased in complexity over the years, and the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Inc. (ABPLM) has consistently sought to ensure medical directors are...
The goal of this study was to assess the outcomes of a primary-based telepsychiatry intervention program for older managed care enrollees with depression/anxiety and with limited access to in-person psychiatric care.
To the Editor:Once considered a benign aspect of aging, recent evidence suggests hearing loss is the largest modifiable risk factor for incident dementia.1 As many as 6 in 10 older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease–related...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which included an overall cut to the payments rates; however, nursing facility codes valuation was increased. With the...
Following the actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing that coverage is available without cost-sharing for the...
COVID-19 has demonstrated the essential role of home care services in supporting community-dwelling older and disabled individuals through a public health emergency. As the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and nursing homes, home care helped...
Osteoporotic fractures are a common and serious health problem for older adults living in nursing homes (NHs). Risk of fracture increases with age and dementia status, yet gaps in evidence result in controversies around when to start and stop...
