There are several mechanisms for monitoring the quality of care in long-term care (LTC), including the use of quality indicators derived from resident assessments and formal inspections. The LTC inspection process is time and resource-intensive, and...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Decubiti, pressure ulcer, pressure injury, decubitus ulcer. Call it what you will, as long as the emphasis is on quality care. During an AMDA On - The - Go podcast earlier this month on this important topic,...
Case Example: Daisy Villa is a 3-star-rated skilled nursing facility (SNF) that is at the verge of losing its place in a local Accountable Care Organization (ACO) network as a result of high hospitalization rates of its short-stay patients. Through...
The prevalence of different geriatric syndromes in older home care (HC) recipients is yet to be determined. Dizziness is often regarded as a geriatric syndrome. The natural course of dizziness in older people is still unknown, because of a lack of...
Sarcopenia is one of the major health problems among older adults. It is defined as a progressive, systemic decrease in muscle mass and muscle strength, and or a decline in physiological muscle function associated with aging.1 Population screening...
Handgrip strength (HGS) is an important indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality, and it is a simple, inexpensive method for assessing the risk of death in a number of countries and populations, particularly among older...
Polypharmacy is a concern in the practice of geriatrics because of consequences such as adverse drug events and poorer quality of life. Deprescribing, a response to polypharmacy, refers to the systematic, programmed, and appropriate reduction in...
The purpose of this study was to develop a screening questionnaire for frailty based on the Fried frailty phenotype (FFP) in community-dwelling older adults.
Long-term care (LTC) is an important setting for goals of care (GoC) discussions. Understanding clinician barriers to GoC discussions could identify opportunities for LTC-specific interventions to improve quantity and quality of GoC discussions in...
