Clinical decisions to continue or discontinue long-term opioid therapy (LTOT; ≥3 months) for older cancer survivors remain challenging due to limited evidence on the risks and benefits of this treatment practice. This study aims to examine the...
Nursing home (NH) residents are high-cost, high-need Medicare beneficiaries. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have the potential to improve quality of care and reduce potentially unnecessary health care utilization. This study aimed to assess...
To use quantitative and qualitative data to assess nursing home administrators’ perceptions of a program using personal care attendants (PCAs) to ease staffing challenges, and to better understand factors concerning perceptions of success of lack...
This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effect of exercise interventions on functional mobility among older adults with cognitive impairments such as dementia or mild cognitive impairment, followed by further investigation on the possible moderators...
We read with great interest the article by Yang et al. published in this journal.1 The authors used latent class analysis to classify the frailty subgroups and evaluated their predictive validity for mortality in older adults. The results identified...
The objective of this study was to identify best practices for nursing home (NH) virtual care conferences using Me & My Wishes—videos that document care preferences of residents, including those living with Alzheimer's disease and related...
Physiotherapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and recreational therapy (RT) are critical parts of improving the quality of life and safety for long-term care (LTC_ home residents.1 However, no standard exists for required therapy dosages.2...
Previous research has demonstrated notable differences in body composition and mortality risk following hip fracture between sexes. This study aimed to investigate the sex-specific associations between body composition profile and mortality in older...
