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Point-of-Care Chest Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Resource for COVID-19 Outbreak in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
May 25, 2020
Bedside chest ultrasonography, when integrated with clinical data, is an accurate tool for improving the diagnostic process of many respiratory diseases. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a chest ultrasonographic screening program in...

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Trained Social Workers in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
May 25, 2020
A nursing home social worker knew it was going to be a challenging day when she arrived at work to find an ambulance at the front door and a hearse at the back. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had struck. This spring's pandemic has forced a new...

Heat Maps for Surveillance and Prevention of COVID-19 Spread in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

JAMDA
May 25, 2020
COVID-19 has created unique challenges for societies and health care organizations globally. The pandemic has placed our older adults at a formidable risk, because age is the most significant risk factor for severe morbidity and mortality.1–4...

COVID-19 Collaborative Model for an Academic Hospital and Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
May 25, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC). As geriatricians practicing in PA/LTC and a regional academic medical center, we created this program for collaboration between academic medical centers and regional PA/LTC...

Using Remote Interventions in Promoting the Health of Frail Older Persons Following the COVID-19 Lockdown: Challenges and Solutions

JAMDA
May 25, 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many older people across the world are being asked to self-isolate to protect their health. This has led to a rapid reconfiguration of health promotion services, which are diverse in focus, and may include exercise...

The Effect of Age on Mortality in Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis With 611,583 Subjects

JAMDA
May 25, 2020
Initial data on COVID-19 infection has pointed out a special vulnerability of older adults.

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms as Predictors of Falls in Long-Term Care Residents With Cognitive Impairment

JAMDA
May 25, 2020
Falls and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common among long-term care residents with cognitive impairment. Despite the high prevalence of falls and NPS, little is known about their association. The aim of our study was to explore how NPS,...

The Negative Impact of Psychotropic Drug Use on Quality of Life in Nursing Home Patients at Different Stages of Dementia: Cross-Sectional Analyses from the COSMOS Trial

JAMDA
May 24, 2020
The quality of life (QoL) in nursing home (NH) patients with dementia is threatened by neuropsychiatric symptoms. This may trigger the use of psychotropic drugs, yet it is unknown if this practice improves the QoL. We investigated the association...

May 24, 2020

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Essential Family Caregivers in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
May 21, 2020
Four decades ago, my parents were not permitted to hold their dying infant because they were “visitors” to the intensive care unit. I learned from them that our health care policies sometimes carry huge human costs. As a geriatrician and medical...