This is the tenth clinical update. It covers chronic kidney disease, dementia, hypotension, polypharmacy, rapid geriatric assessment, and transitional care.
Women live longer than men but spend more of their life with disability.1 This difference may be due to the higher mTOR, the mammalian (mechanistic) target of rapamycin in males compared to females.2 Both testosterone and estradiol increase mTOR,...
Persons with diabetes mellitus have higher rates of cognitive dysfunction compared to non-diabetics.1 Cognitive dysfunction is associated with poor health outcomes and reduced quality of life.2,3 Early identification of cognitive impairment is...
To investigate the association between polypharmacy and medication regimen complexity with time to first hospitalization, number of hospitalizations, and number of hospital days over a 12-month period.
Nursing aides provide most of the labor-intensive activities of daily living (ADL) care to nursing home (NH) residents. Currently, most NHs do not determine nurse aide staffing requirements based on the time to provide ADL care for their unique...
The best ideas often start with an acute observation or an interesting question. The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Quality Awards, presented during the Society’s Annual Conference earlier this year, seek to highlight...
