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Adverse Events Following One Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Among US Nursing Home Residents With and Without a Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection

JAMDA
August 27, 2021
To compare rates of adverse events following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among nursing home residents with and without previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

Podcasts Offer the Latest Unique Insights from JAMDA and Caring Editors

Spotlight
August 26, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join JAMDA and Caring for the Ages are popular publications that are widely read by AMDA members and others. However, hearing the editors of these publications share exclusive insights into some of the articles and the...

Implementation of Goals of Care Communication Innovation Among Nursing Homes: A Multiple Case Study Design

JAMDA
August 26, 2021
Nursing homes (NHs) provide care to residents with serious illness and related complex health care needs. As such, discussions about end-of-life care between NH staff and residents and families are necessary to ensure residents receive care...

Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Care Home Residents With Dementia: Utility of Current Practices

JAMDA
August 26, 2021
Neuropsychiatric symptoms among people living with a dementia are common and often distressing. Inappropriately treated or untreated symptoms result in unnecessary suffering,1 impaired quality of life,2 and immense distress to care home residents...

Slowing: A Vascular Geriatric Syndrome?

JAMDA
August 26, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the interrelation between slowing in walking, thinking and mood, and their relationship with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) in a geriatric population.

Feasibility of Group-Based Multiple Virtual Reality Sessions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Persons Living in Residential Aged Care

JAMDA
August 26, 2021
To assess the feasibility of using group-based fully immersive virtual reality (VR) across multiple sessions to reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSs), including depression, anxiety, and agitated behaviors, in cognitively diverse aged...

Rapid Changes in the Provision of Rehabilitation Care in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
August 26, 2021
Little is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected rehabilitation care in post-acute and long-term care. As part of a process to assess research priorities, we surveyed professionals in these settings to assess the impact of the pandemic...

SARS-CoV-2 and Wisconsin Nursing Homes: Temporal Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
August 26, 2021
Evidence suggests that quality, location, and staffing levels may be associated with COVID-19 incidence in nursing homes. However, it is unknown if these relationships remain constant over time. We describe incidence rates of COVID-19 across...

Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine for Nursing Home Staff: An Ethical Obligation

JAMDA
August 25, 2021
As the SARS-CoV-2 Delta strain spreads across the United States, increasing the rates of COVID-19 vaccination is fundamental to protecting both residents and staff in long-term care (LTC) settings. Since the roll-out of effective COVID-19 vaccines...

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Residents and Staff Members of Assisted Living and Residential Care Communities—Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, December 2020–April 2021

JAMDA
August 24, 2021
In December 2020, CDC launched the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination of residents and staff in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including assisted living (AL) and other residential care (RC)...