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Transitions to Nursing Homes Among Residents of Assisted Living and Community-Dwelling Home Care Recipients

JAMDA
December 18, 2024
To examine transitions to a nursing home among residents of assisted living relative to community-dwelling home care recipients.

What Do Unions Do for Direct Care Workers? Assessing Employment and Economic Outcomes

JAMDA
December 18, 2024
Our study investigates unionization trends among direct care workers (DCWs) in the United States and examines the association between unionization and their wealth outcomes.

Oily Fish Intake Is Inversely Associated With Impaired Functionality: A Population-based Study in Frequent Fish Consumers Aged 60 years or More Living in Rural Ecuador

JAMDA
December 18, 2024
Oily fish intake has been associated with several positive health outcomes1-3; however, the impact of this nutrient on functionality and the importance of other conditions on this effect have not been well explored. In this study—conducted in...

Quality and Safety Indicators for Care Transitions by Older Adults: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
December 17, 2024
To identify quality and safety indicators routinely used to monitor, evaluate, and improve care transitions for older adults globally.

Nursing Home Staffing Levels and Resident Health Outcomes: Is the Role of the Physical Therapist Undervalued?

JAMDA
December 17, 2024
To assess the relationship between nursing home staffing levels and excess outpatient emergency department (ED) visits by residents.

Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Willingness Among Dutch Nursing Home Health Care Workers

JAMDA
December 17, 2024
To explore the influenza and COVID-19 vaccination status among Dutch nursing home (NH) health care workers (HCWs), factors associated with vaccination including the influence of the pandemic, and the facilitators and barriers to vaccination...

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Collaboration in the Long-Term Care Setting: Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review

JAMDA
December 16, 2024
Over the past decade, the role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in long-term care home (LTCH) settings has significantly expanded. Despite this trend, gaps have been identified in the description of collaborative practices between NPs and physicians in...

Machine Learning Prediction for Postdischarge Falls in Older Adults: A Multicenter Prospective Study

JAMDA
December 16, 2024
The study aimed to develop a machine learning (ML) model to predict early postdischarge falls in older adults using data that are easy to collect in acute care hospitals. This may reduce the burden imposed by complex measures on patients and health...

Risk of Hospitalization Among Assisted Living Residents Dually Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid

JAMDA
December 15, 2024
To examine how risk of hospitalization among assisted living (AL) residents differs by dual enrollment in Medicare and Medicaid and by the percent of dually enrolled individuals in an AL community.

Accuracy of Ultrasound Measurements of Muscle Thickness in Identifying Older Patients With Sarcopenia and Its Impact on Frailty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
December 15, 2024
The aim of this systematic review was to assess the diagnostic test accuracy of muscle ultrasound for identifying older patients with sarcopenia and to investigate its association with frailty.