To explore antipsychotic (AP) medications and physical restraint use and their effects on physical function and cognition in older nursing home residents.
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis and a national security threat to the United States, as stated in an executive order signed by the president in September 2014. This crisis is a result of indiscriminant antimicrobial use,...
With the lack of a cure for Alzheimer disease (AD), the identification of comorbidity is important to reduce the possibility of excess disability. Although comorbidity in patients with late-onset AD (LO-AD) is common, for people with young-onset AD...
People of all types visit family members and friends in residential continuing care facilities (nursing homes, auxiliary hospitals, and/or assisted living facilities). Issues over visitors arise periodically, as illustrated by media stories of...
Intermediate care for patients with dementia has important implications for aging in place as long as possible. In Japan, geriatric intermediate care facilities provide institutional rehabilitation services to patients under the public Long-Term...
The objectives of this study were to (1) obtain a national perspective of the current state of nursing home (NH) infection prevention and control (IPC) programs and (2) examine differences in IPC program characteristics for NHs that had and had not...
“This is a matter of serious concern. It happens very often and will be fatal.”– Resident in early-stage Alzheimer disease“He is going to kill someone one day.”– Certified Nursing Assistant“I am just afraid that he will hurt someone when we don't...
