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Sleep Apnea: Problems and Solutions

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2019
Sleep-disordered breathing is a common but underrecognized problem in the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting, with an estimated prevalence of 25% to 50%. It’s also common in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) — with either...

Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease Are More Common Than Most Think

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2019
Non-motor symptoms — and fluctuations in these symptoms — are a surprisingly common and often disabling part of life for residents with Parkinson’s disease (PD), said Julie Gammack, MD, CMD, at the annual conference of AMDA — The Society for Post-...

10 Years of INTERACT: The Push for Better SNF Care

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2019
Ten years ago, Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, a geriatrician at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), published the findings of a pilot project that tested tools and strategies to help nursing home staff reduce potentially avoidable hospitalizations. The six...

8 Tips to Avoid Being Sued in the Nursing Home: Attorneys Offer Expert Insight on Improving Care and Avoiding Lawsuits

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2019
LOS ANGELES — Don’t feel like you have to provide perfect care, but do make sure you’re responsible and responsive. And always — always! — be honest, even when you think you’re in trouble.

Dementia Cafés as a Community Resource for Persons With Early-Stage Cognitive Disorders: A Nationwide Survey in Japan

JAMDA
May 31, 2019
Dementia cafés are expected to serve as a new community resource based on the national dementia strategy in Japan. The objective of the present study was to examine effective ways to manage dementia cafés through an overview of dementia cafés in...

Gender Differences in Trajectories of Lower Extremity Function in Older Adults: Findings From the International Mobility in Aging Study

JAMDA
May 31, 2019
We examined the lower extremity function trajectories of older men and women over 4 years and baseline predictors of these trajectories.

Coexistence of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Depressive Symptoms and Their Combined and Individual Effects on Onset of Disability in Older Adults: A Cohort Study

JAMDA
May 31, 2019
Coexistence of chronic musculoskeletal pain and depressive symptoms is common, and their combined effect on adverse events warrants investigation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the individual and combined effect of chronic...

Response to the Letter to the Editor “Antidepressant and Risk of Dementia: Confounding by Indication”

JAMDA
May 31, 2019
The response letter to our recent article raises the concern that the severity of depression may affect the risk of dementia, so confounding by indication may also be a potential limitation of this study. Therefore, we would like to further explain...

Response to: “Oldest Old With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Noninvasive Ventilation: 2 Planets Approaching”

JAMDA
May 31, 2019
We are thankful for the interest in our work and for the stimulating comments on our study.1 We agree with the authors regarding the complex clinical conditions of the hospitalized oldest old, and our study population, with a mean age of 87 years,...

Oldest Old With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Noninvasive Ventilation: 2 Planets Approaching

JAMDA
May 31, 2019
We read with great interest the article of Spannella et al1 on the predictors of in-hospital mortality and need for post-acute care in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the oldest adults. Furthermore, in our...