In this issue of The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), Voelker and colleagues present the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis measuring the reliability and concurrent validity of the SARC-F.1 The study...
AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is compelled to comment on the recent approval of the controversial parenteral Alzheimer's dementia (AD) medication, aducanumab. After considering the evidence, we conclude that the...
As persons develop multimorbidity and functional impairment, management of individual diseases must be modified to take into account the impact of the person's other conditions on function, prognosis, life priorities, and goals of care.1 In this...
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) and orthostatic intolerance symptoms are common in older community-dwelling adults and are associated with reduced quality of life and detrimental health outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, co-...
Adults discharged from the hospital with skilled home health care (HHC) are at high risk for preventable adverse events, including medication errors and hospital readmissions.1–3 Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are increasingly being used in...
Many individuals in late life experience falls. These falls can have various adverse consequences (eg, increased depressive symptoms, injuries, or functional losses1). Owing to the importance of falls, various correlates of falls have been...
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are common destinations after hospitalization for patients with heart failure (HF). Our objective was to determine if patients in SNFs with a primary hospital discharge diagnosis of HF benefit from an HF disease...
To investigate the associations between central anticholinergic burden and mortality, hospitalization, and cognitive impairment in people with dementia prescribed anticholinergic drugs for urinary symptoms.
Workplace disruptive behavior incidents can be costly for organizations, employees, and customers. Persons with dementia living in long-term care settings have a high risk of exhibiting distressed behaviors. We examined whether a resident-centered,...
