From 2013 to 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents (“the Initiative”) tested a series of clinical interventions and care models, through organizations...
Studies examining the effects of statins after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) excluded frail older adults, especially nursing home (NH) residents, and few examined functional outcomes. Older NH residents may benefit less from statins and be...
The study by Carnevale et al compared the different methods used to measure estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with the estimated total skeletal muscle mass (eTSMM) and highlighted the high degree of variability.1 The decline in muscle mass...
Best practice guidelines recommend that patients follow up with their primary care provider (PCP) within 1-2 weeks after discharge (DC) from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). In a local safe transitions initiative with 25 SNFs, PCP appointment...
Misconceptions and myths exist around palliative care due to inaccurate knowledge and/or negative beliefs among the general population. These misconceptions may inhibit integration of palliative care for eligible patients in skilled nursing home (...
The symptom of dizziness reflects a variety of sensations related to disturbances of the individual's sense of equilibrium, which have variously been described or subclassified by terms such as vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium, wooziness,...
