Despite recent demographic shifts, little is known about the association between race/ethnicity, language barriers, and mental health among US nursing home residents. We aimed to quantify the relationship between Spanish language barriers and...
Nursing home administrator (NHA) and director of nursing (DON) are the 2 key leadership positions in nursing homes (NHs) and play an important role in delivering high-quality long-term care services. However, the impact of DON turnover has not been...
To examine racial and rural-urban disparities in discharge disposition following hospitalization for ischemic stroke, stratified by 90-day postdischarge survival status.
High nursing home staffing instability (ie, daily variation) is associated with poor resident outcomes. This study examined changes in nursing home staffing instability during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigated whether instability patterns...
Many older individuals have coexisting diseases and disabilities,1 presenting complex health care challenges.2-4 Identifying subgroups of older adults requiring long-term care (LTC) and understanding their prognoses could be helpful for tailored...
Food insecurity, limited or uncertain access to adequate food due to economic or social conditions,1 is a persistent public health concern in the United States.2 Black and Latino households experience food insecurity at more than twice the rate for...
Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an important biomarker associated with various physiological processes and diseases. Although alkaline phosphatase's impact on health has been extensively studied, its specific relationship with sarcopenia remains...
