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Contributions of Modifiable Risk Factors to Dementia Incidence: A Bayesian Network Analysis

JAMDA
June 17, 2020
To determine and compare the contributions of modifiable risk factors (RFs) with the prevention of dementia in older adults.

Plasma Therapies and Parabiosis in the COVID-19 Era

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), likely spilled over from bats, is causing a nightmarish global pandemic and has ignited a worldwide race for the discovery of effective therapies against COVID-19. The disease severity and lethality are clearly...

Solving the COVID-19 Crisis in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
Our nation's nursing home industry has been in need of overhaul for decades—a situation made all the more evident by COVID-19. AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is dedicated to quality in post-acute and long-term care...

Gold Standards Framework Can Identify Primary Care Patients Who Would Benefit from a Palliative Approach

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
Brunei is a rapidly “graying” population, where the number of people aged 65 years and older increased from 17,800 to 22,600 from 2015 to 2017, respectively. In 2017, the crude death rate was 4%, equating to 1696 deaths per year. Of these, 52.5% of...

Autonomy Support of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia in Staff-Resident Interactions: Observations of Care

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
People with dementia living in nursing homes benefit from a social environment that fully supports their autonomy. Yet, it is unknown to what extent this is supported in daily practice. This study aimed to explore to which extent autonomy is...

High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An “Iceberg Effect”

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
Determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. (VRE), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms (ESBLs), and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) among...

Allowing Visitors Back in the Nursing Home During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Dutch National Study Into First Experiences and Impact on Well-Being

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
To prevent and control COVID-19 infections, nursing homes across the world have taken very restrictive measures, including a ban for visitors. These restrictive measures have an enormous impact on residents' well-being and pose dilemmas for staff,...

Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With COVID-19 Deaths in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
Nursing home patients have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. It has been reported that one-fourth of all COVID-19 deaths nationwide occurred in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.1 The objective of this study was to...

The Effects of ARBs, ACEis, and Statins on Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (“statins”) have been hypothesized to affect COVID-19 severity. However, up to now, no studies investigating this association...

Is There a Link between Nursing Home Reported Quality and COVID-19 Cases? Evidence from California Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
During the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States, nursing homes became the hotbed for the spread of COVID-19. States developed different policies to mitigate the COVID-19 risks at nursing homes, including limiting nursing...