The diagnosis of depression may be challenging in older adults with dementia because of atypical symptoms and overlap with other comorbidities. While the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) is the gold standard for screening, the Saint...
Life satisfaction is a key indicator of health outcomes among older adults. This study examined whether mild cognitive impairment (MCI) modified the relationship between life satisfaction and life-space mobility.
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) is an oral antiviral for COVID-19. Although effective, its use is complicated by clinically important potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs). Long-term care facility (LTCF) residents are especially vulnerable to...
Older adults living in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings are especially vulnerable to vaccine-preventable illnesses, yet national data show that many are not up to date on recommended immunizations. This quality improvement (QI) project...
To examine the association between self-reported sleep duration and incidence of long-term care insurance (LTCI) certification in older Japanese adults.
Although assisted living has become the largest residential provider of long-term care, the amount of research conducted in nursing homes far surpasses that conducted in assisted living; therefore, it is important to both increase the amount of...
In light of the very restricted knowledge, we aimed to examine future nursing home (NH) preferences regarding LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender minority) issues among...
Polypharmacy in post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) is common and is associated with falls, delirium, hospitalization, functional decline, and mortality. In these settings, clinicians must identify drug-drug interactions (DDIs), potentially...
To identify trajectories of frailty as older men age and to assess the associations between sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health factors with those trajectories.
