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JAMDA
March 1, 2018

It's Not a Small World After All

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
The article by Morris et al in this issue of JAMDA, entitled “Hearing the Voice of the Resident in Long-Term Care Facilities—An Internationally Based Approach to Assessing Quality of Life,”1 underscores the importance of including residents’...

Effects of Psychosocial Interventions for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia on the Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Dementia is often accompanied by neuropsychiatric symptoms. Psychotropic drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms are frequently used to manage these problems, but they are of limited effectiveness and can have serious side effects...

Zinc and Vitamin B6 Deficiency and Associated Conditions in a Nursing Home Population

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Micronutrients are important for health recovery during acute illness. However, vitamin and mineral intake is often inadequate for most Americans. It is estimated that 30 million Americans (10.5%) have a vitamin B6 deficiency and 10% of the US...

Use of the Spanish Version of the Frail-NH Scale to Predict Adverse Outomes in a Nursing Home in Mexico City

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Few studies assert the prevalence of Frailty in Latin America and Mexico . Most of these studies are from data of community dwelling elders. To our knowledge, there is no study showing the prevalence or outcomes of frailty among the nursing home...

Transitional Care Management in patients discharging from Skilled Nursing facility: Combating Rehospitalization and Bridging the Gaps in Care

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
To implement CMS Transitional Care Management program (TCM) to help decrease unnecessary rehospitalizations post discharge from Skilled nursing facility (SNF).

Telemedicine Program for Chronic Wound Management

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Chronic wounds (pressure ulcers, diabetic, arterial, and venous ulcers) have a slow healing process and therefore require frequent monitoring of wound progress by certified wound clinicians. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality national...

Successful Aging in Place: Seniors’ Reflections and Perspectives About What Constitutes Successful Aging

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Successful aging-in-place is a term in the literature commonly used to describe how seniors can remain in their homes; however many seniors have moved from their homes as they face personal endangerment with falls, illness and worsening memory...

Subclinical Serotonin Syndrome and the Risk of Antipsychotic Prescribing in the Elderly

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
To evaluate whether drugs with serotonergic activity, alone or in combination, are a risk factor for antipsychotic prescribing among long-term care (LTC) residents. The secondary objective was to evaluate that same risk among residents with dementia...

Opportunities for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
March 1, 2018
Overuse of antibiotics in the inpatient, outpatient, and skilled nursing facility (SNF) settings has accelerated the emergence of resistant bacteria. Multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) are becoming common, with over 35% of SNF residents colonized...