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End-of-Life Care among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia Varies by Nursing Home and Market Characteristics

JAMDA
July 28, 2020
Nursing homes (NHs) are critical end-of-life (EOL) care settings for 70% of Americans dying with Alzheimer's disease/related dementias (ADRD). Whether EOL care/outcomes vary by NH/market characteristics for this population is unknown but essential...

Role of a Clinical Ethics Committee in Residential Aged Long-Term Care Settings: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 28, 2020
To conduct a systematic review of literature examining the establishment and operation of clinical ethical committees (CECs) in long-term care (LTC).

General and Disease-Specific Health Indicator Changes Associated with Inpatient Rehabilitation

JAMDA
July 28, 2020
Rehabilitation plays a vital role in the mitigation and improvement of functional limitations associated with aging and chronic conditions. Moderating factors such as sex, age, the medical diagnosis, and rehabilitation timing for admission status,...

Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Comparison of Patients Treated at Home Compared With Hospital Long-Term Care

JAMDA
July 26, 2020
To compare the characteristics of patients treated with invasive prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) at home or in hospital long-term care (HLTC), specifically focusing on medical and functional status, caregiver strain, 6-month outcomes, and...

July 26, 2020

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Social Isolation and Loneliness as Risk Factors for Grip Strength Decline Among Older Women and Men in China

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of social isolation and loneliness, both individually and simultaneously, on changes in grip strength among Chinese older adults and whether these relations vary by gender.

Characteristics of Patients with Late-Stage Parkinsonism Who are Nursing Home Residents Compared with those Living at Home

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
To determine clinical characteristics and treatment complications of patients with late-stage Parkinsonism living in nursing homes compared with those living at home.

Getting to Complete and Accurate Medication Lists During the Transition to Home Health Care

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
Characterize the work that home health care (HHC) admission nurses complete as part of the medication reconciliation tasks, explore the impact of shared electronic medication data (interoperability) from the referral source on medication...

Direct Admission from the Emergency Department to a Subacute Care Ward: An Alternative to Acute Hospitalization

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
In recent years, subacute care units (SCUs) have emerged as alternatives to acute hospitalization for selected emergency department (ED) patients who might benefit from a short period of inpatient stay within a less acute setting. We developed a new...

Clustering of Behavioral Changes and Their Associations With Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
To examine (1) the clustering of reduced falls-efficacy, social withdrawal, and physical activity withdrawal in Irish adults aged 50 years and older, and (2) the concurrent and prospective associations of these clustered behaviors with cognitive...