The article by Morris et al in this issue of JAMDA, entitled “Hearing the Voice of the Resident in Long-Term Care Facilities—An Internationally Based Approach to Assessing Quality of Life,”1 underscores the importance of including residents’...
Dementia is often accompanied by neuropsychiatric symptoms. Psychotropic drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms are frequently used to manage these problems, but they are of limited effectiveness and can have serious side effects...
Micronutrients are important for health recovery during acute illness. However, vitamin and mineral intake is often inadequate for most Americans. It is estimated that 30 million Americans (10.5%) have a vitamin B6 deficiency and 10% of the US...
Few studies assert the prevalence of Frailty in Latin America and Mexico . Most of these studies are from data of community dwelling elders. To our knowledge, there is no study showing the prevalence or outcomes of frailty among the nursing home...
To implement CMS Transitional Care Management program (TCM) to help decrease unnecessary rehospitalizations post discharge from Skilled nursing facility (SNF).
Chronic wounds (pressure ulcers, diabetic, arterial, and venous ulcers) have a slow healing process and therefore require frequent monitoring of wound progress by certified wound clinicians. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality national...
Successful aging-in-place is a term in the literature commonly used to describe how seniors can remain in their homes; however many seniors have moved from their homes as they face personal endangerment with falls, illness and worsening memory...
To evaluate whether drugs with serotonergic activity, alone or in combination, are a risk factor for antipsychotic prescribing among long-term care (LTC) residents. The secondary objective was to evaluate that same risk among residents with dementia...
Overuse of antibiotics in the inpatient, outpatient, and skilled nursing facility (SNF) settings has accelerated the emergence of resistant bacteria. Multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) are becoming common, with over 35% of SNF residents colonized...
Poor oral health can lead to malnutrition, pain, and social isolation. Between 1999 and 2004, 17.2% of individuals aged 65 and above had periodontal disease, and 10.58% of all seniors were considered to have moderate or severe periodontal disease...
