The FRAIL-NH was originally developed for frailty assessment of nursing home (NH) residents. We aimed to compare concurrent, predictive, and known-groups validity between FRAIL-NH and FRAIL, using the Frailty Index (FI) as gold standard reference...
To investigate the prevalence, outcomes, and factors associated with potential glycemic overtreatment and undertreatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule requiring long-term care (LTC) facilities, and residential facilities serving clients with intellectual disabilities, to educate and offer the COVID-19 vaccine to...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on how states can receive enhanced funding, provided through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), to increase access to home and community-based services (HCBS...
This web-based training series from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an overview of general and key clinical considerations for conducting standardized cognitive and mood assessments in the Skilled Nursing Facility (...
Digital health interventions (DHIs) are interesting resources to improve various health conditions. However, their use in the older and frail population is still sparse. We aimed to give an overview of DHI used in the frail older population.
Level of medical intervention (LMI) has to be adapted to each patient in geriatric care. LMI scales intend to help nonintensive care (NIC) decisions, giving priority to patient choice and collegial discussion. In the present study, we aimed to...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join On January 26, 2021, Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, FAAN, FANNP, got a voicemail message from James E. Lett, II, MD, CMDR, chair of the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine. She recalls, “My...
I read the recent article published in this journal and written by Scheerman et al1 with great interest. The authors investigated the association between sarcopenia, handgrip strength (HGS), muscle mass, and long-term mortality among hospitalized...
Most transitional care initiatives to reduce rehospitalization have focused on the transition that occurs between a patient's hospital discharge and return home. However, many patients are discharged from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) to their...
