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Pilot Implementation of the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention for Persons With Dementia in Assisted Living Facilities

JAMDA
July 4, 2026
A nurse practitioner (NP)–led intervention aimed to safely reduce the total number of medications and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for persons living with dementia using the Shed-MEDS deprescribing protocol.

Disease-Related Factors Contributing to the Increase in the Frequency of Care Provided by Working Family Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
July 4, 2026
To examine disease-related and contextual factors associated with caregiving frequency among employed family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Does Lower-Limb Segmentation of DXA Matter in Sarcopenia?

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used to assess muscle mass in older adults and serves as a reference method for sarcopenia diagnosis.1 Appendicular skeletal muscle mass, normalized to height squared, plays a central role...

The Illusion of Stability: Deglycemized Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Ambulatory Care With Long-Term SGLT2 Inhibitor Use

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have become a cornerstone of contemporary type 2 diabetes management because of their established glycemic, cardiovascular, and renal benefits. However, growing evidence has demonstrated an...

Dermatoporosis: Standardizing Mandarin Terminology and Primary Care Screening

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
Dermatoporosis—a chronic skin fragility syndrome in older adults characterized by skin atrophy, pseudoscar formation, and dissecting hematomas—remains substantially underrecognized in primary care and geriatric practice. First systematically...

Reply to “Beyond Association: Proposing a Clinically Actionable NLR-Sarcopenia Risk Stratification Tool for Post-Acute Care Settings”

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
We are grateful to the authors of the correspondence for their thoughtful engagement with our systematic review and meta-analysis examining the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and sarcopenia.1 Their comments recognize...

Opportunities for Improving End-of-Life Care for Veterans Receiving Hospice in Community Nursing Homes

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to ensuring that veterans receive high-quality end-of-life care, including hospice services. Despite its growing use, evidence suggests that the quality of end-of-...

Patient-Driven Grouping Model and Home Health Use Among Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
In January 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the most substantial revision to Medicare's home health (HH) prospective payment system since its introduction in 2000. PDGM...

The Embedded Model for Bridging Essential Delivery of Care in Assisted Living Facilities—EMBED-ALF

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
Older adults residing in assisted living facilities (ALFs) often face fragmented medical care, especially when managing complex chronic conditions, cognitive impairment, or end-of-life needs. This article describes an interprofessional provider-led...

The Association Between Relocations and Health Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
July 3, 2026
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of relocations on mood, cognition, functional status, and mortality across diverse nursing homes.