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Impact of Behavioral Disturbance on Caregiver Burden and Nursing Home Placement

JAMDA
March 11, 2020
We thank Dufournet et al for a thorough review of factors involving nursing home placement for patients with cognitive difficulty.1 However, their conclusion gives the impression that the extent of cognitive impairment, neuropsychiatric symptoms,...

Frailty Index Status of Canadian Home Care Clients Improves With Exercise Therapy and Declines in the Presence of Polypharmacy

JAMDA
March 10, 2020
This study aimed to investigate if exercise therapy and polypharmacy was associated with frailty state transitions for home care service recipients.

A Single Question as a Screening Tool to Assess Fear of Falling in Young-Old Community-Dwelling Persons

JAMDA
March 9, 2020
Fear of falling (FOF) is common in older persons and related to negative outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between 2 FOF measures: the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) and the single question on FOF and activity...

March 8, 2020

Weekly Roundup
March 8, 2020
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Assisted Living Communities During Hurricane Irma: The Decision to Evacuate or Shelter in Place and Resident Acuity

JAMDA
March 7, 2020
To investigate the factors associated with whether assisted living communities (ALCs) in Florida evacuated or sheltered in place for Hurricane Irma in 2017, focusing on license type as a proxy for acuity of care.

Temporal Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Cognition in Mid and Late Life: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

JAMDA
March 6, 2020
To examine the bidirectional temporal relationship between depressive symptoms and cognition in relation to risk, reaction, and prodrome.

Increasing Normalcy: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sexuality and Intimacy in Older Adults

Spotlight
March 5, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join There are so many issues related to sexuality and intimacy in older adults—physiologic, psychological, emotional, social, ethical, and legal. “I think this is an important area that isn’t being addressed. According...

CMS Releases New Guidance on COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Infections, Practitioners, Resident
March 5, 2020
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes Suspension of Survey Activities Guidance for Infection Control and...

Congress Passes Coronavirus Funding Package, Including Waiving Some Medicare Telehealth Restrictions

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Telemedicine
March 5, 2020
Congress has passed a coronavirus emergency spending bill that includes provisions waiving certain Medicare telehealth restrictions during the public health emergency. The waivers let qualified Medicare providers offer telehealth services during a...

The Impact of Music and Memory on Resident Level Outcomes in California Nursing Homes

JAMDA
March 4, 2020
To study the effects of a nonpharmacologic intervention, Music and Memory (M&M), on residents with dementia and/or behavioral problems living in nursing homes (NHs).