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Innovative Model for Dementia Care Focuses on Well-Being for Better Outcomes and Quality of Life

Spotlight
April 28, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When it comes to behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), suggests Angela Norman, DNP, GNP-BD, ACNP-BC, “Past practice was to wait until there was a problem and then react.” The Well-Being Model (...

Impact of Preoperative Social Frailty on Overall Survival and Cancer-Specific Survival among Older Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer

JAMDA
April 28, 2021
Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome. However, typical frailty scales used in oncology clinics assess physical impairment and/or malnutrition but do not consider the social domain. Our study aimed to clarify the relationship between preoperative...

Exploring Antibiotic Utilization in Assisted Living: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement

JAMDA
April 28, 2021
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are major threats to public health, and the focus of national efforts to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing in all health care settings, including assisted living facilities (ALFs). Understanding the...

Sensory Health for Residents with Dementia in Care Homes in England: A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Survey

JAMDA
April 28, 2021
Most residents with dementia (RwD) in long-term care (LTC) facilities experience hearing and vision problems, yet these sensory deficits, which are associated with poor outcomes, are frequently under-recognized or incompletely managed.

Nursing Home Profit Margins and Citations for Infection Prevention and Control

JAMDA
April 27, 2021
Recent rampant spread of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes has highlighted the concerns around nursing homes’ ability to contain the spread of infections. The ability of nursing homes to invest in quality improvement initiatives may depend on resource...

Continuous Palliative Sedation Until Death: The Development of a Practice Protocol for Nursing Homes

JAMDA
April 27, 2021
Challenges inherent in the practice of continuous palliative sedation until death appear to be particularly pervasive in nursing homes. We aimed to develop a protocol to improve the quality of the practice in Belgian nursing homes.

Bringing Quality Health Care Home via Technology Innovations

JAMDA
April 26, 2021
Many older adults prefer to live independently at home as long as possible.1 Home is also where people want to be in the final days of their lives.2 Aging in place at home provides a sense of attachment and security to older adults as well as a...

Association of Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio with Myosteatosis and Physical Performance in Older Adults: The Japan Shimanami Health Promoting Program

JAMDA
April 26, 2021
Sarcopenia is a risk factor for poor outcomes in older adults. Identification of plasma markers may facilitate screening of sarcopenia. We previously reported that creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio is a simple marker of muscle mass. To further assess...

April 25, 2021

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April 25, 2021
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The Effect of Medication Reconciliation via a Patient Portal on Medication Discrepancies: A Randomized Noninferiority Study

JAMDA
April 24, 2021
Medication reconciliation has become standard care to prevent medication transfer errors. However, this process is time-consuming but could be more efficient when patients are engaged in medication reconciliation via a patient portal.