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Development of a Model to Predict the Risk of Chronic Opioid Use After Entry Into Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
November 25, 2025
Chronic opioid use is common in residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and is associated with an increased risk of falls, fractures, and cognitive impairment. However, predictors of chronic opioid use in this cohort remain unclear. This...

Associations of Laboratory-based Gait Speed and Daily-Life Gait Speed With Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Life-Space Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
November 25, 2025
Although daily-life gait speed (DGS) may better reflect real-world walking than laboratory- or clinic-based gait speed (LGS), it is unclear whether DGS provides superior discriminatory value for clinical outcomes. We compared LGS and DGS on their...

Factors Associated With 1-Year Home Health Admission Among Older Adults Initiating Long-Term Opioid Therapy

JAMDA
November 21, 2025
Long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) in older adults poses risks of cognitive and functional decline. This study aimed to identify factors associated with home health admission within 1 year of LTOT initiation among Medicare-enrolled older adults.

Outpatient Triage Models and Older Adults: An Opportunity for Improvement

JAMDA
November 20, 2025
As health care systems seek to reduce unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits and improve access to care,1 many have implemented centralized outpatient triage (OPT) models.2 These systems, often telephonic and registered nurse-led, are designed...

Factors Associated With Sedentary Behavior Reduction in Older Adults Based on the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behavior Model: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
November 19, 2025
Reducing sedentary behavior (SB) is essential for improving health outcomes among older adults. However, much is still unknown about factors influencing SB in this population. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with SB reduction...

High-Risk Prescribing in Older People With and Without Dementia in Australia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
November 18, 2025
Older people, especially those living with dementia, are susceptible to drug-related problems. This study aimed to calculate the national prevalence and identify factors associated with high-risk prescribing in older people with and without dementia...

Using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Fund Assisted Living: Mapping the Current Environment

JAMDA
November 18, 2025
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has been responsible for creating more units of affordable housing than any other federal program. However, the extent to which it has been used to finance the development of assisted living (AL) is unknown...

Disparity in Changes of Post-Acute Care Rehabilitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
November 17, 2025
To examine changes in access to post-acute care (PAC) across rehabilitation service areas (RSAs) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess the effects of rurality, race/ethnicity, and dual eligibility on such changes.

Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccine in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Residents and Staff

JAMDA
November 17, 2025
This statement provides recommendations for use of the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine in residents and staff of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. Residents of PALTC settings are predominantly older than 65 and have multiple comorbidities...

Shared Decision Making in Discharge Planning and Long-Term Care Linkage: A Retrospective Study

JAMDA
November 15, 2025
To evaluate the impact of shared decision making (SDM) on successful long-term care (LTC) service utilization and early readmissions among high-risk hospitalized patients.