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The So Far Disappointing Story of Drugs for Dementia

Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
Not a week goes by these days when I don’t receive a call or an email from an old patient, friend, or family member with concerns about dementia. My mother has done this or that unusual thing or is exhibiting this or that bizarre behavior. Could she...

What Are the Most Common Drug-Induced Movement Disorders?

Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
Research is limited regarding the prevalence of drug-induced movement disorders in residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities. By contrast, there is extensive literature documenting that this population is typically at a higher risk for drug-...

My Experience Volunteering in a Nursing Home

Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
This summer, I had the opportunity to volunteer at the A.G. Rhodes Nursing Home in Atlanta, GA. As a volunteer, my job was to take residents to the places they needed to be, help them out with simple tasks, and engage them in conversation and other...

Take Two Jokes and Call Me in the Morning: The Power of Humor in Health Care

Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
If you’ve never laughed or shared a joke at work, you’re probably in the minority. While health care is serious business, there is still a place for humor, and sometimes it transforms someone’s mood, makes a difficult situation feel more positive,...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
January 1, 2023

General Information

JAMDA
January 1, 2023

Table of Contents

JAMDA
January 1, 2023

Editorial Board

JAMDA
January 1, 2023

JAMDA's New Editors-in-Chief's Continued Visions for the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

JAMDA
January 1, 2023
For the past 5 years, Drs Zimmerman and Sloane have served in the combined role of Editors-in Chief of the journal and have done an amazing job through the challenging years we all experienced related to COVID-19. Impressively, the journal impact...

Late-Onset Depression but not Early-Onset Depression may Increase the Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Older Age: 8-Year Follow-Up of the Salus in Apulia Study

JAMDA
December 31, 2022
Individuals with late-life depression (LLD) may have shorter survival, but there is a lack of findings in population-based settings about health-related outcomes of LLD and its subtypes: early-onset depression (EOD) and late-onset depression (LOD)...