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Hospital Transfer Rates among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents: Variation by Day of the Week

JAMDA
July 25, 2023
Each year, approximately 30% of long-stay nursing home residents are hospitalized.1 Although hospital transfers are often necessary, a portion of them may be avoidable, leading to unnecessary care disruptions, increased costs, and discomfort for the...

Clinical Comorbidities and Transitions Between Care Settings Among Residents of Assisted Living Facilities: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
July 25, 2023
We investigate the changes in the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical comorbidities, and transitions between care settings among residents of assisted living facilities.

Model Testing of the Factors that are Associated with Care Interactions among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

JAMDA
July 25, 2023
The purpose of this study was to test a model of the resident and community factors that are associated with quality of care interactions among nursing home (NH) residents living with dementia and test for invariance between model fit when tested...

Moving Forward Coalition Releases Nine Action Plans for Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
July 21, 2023
Last week, the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition released its nine action plans for nursing homes. Each action plan describes a particular challenge facing nursing homes today, explains why it is important to residents’ quality of life,...

CMS Posts Program Year 2022 Open Payments Data to CMS.gov

Policy Snapshot
July 21, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the Program Year 2022 Open Payments data to CMS.gov . The posting includes updated data submitted and attested to by applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations that are...

Medicare Providers: Deadlines for Joining an Accountable Care Organization

Policy Snapshot
July 21, 2023
To participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) for performance year 2024, work with an ACO to join their participant list. ACOs must submit their lists to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by August 1 at: Noon ET for...

Consumption of Coffee, Tea, and Caffeine at Midlife, and the Risk of Physical Frailty in Late Life

JAMDA
July 21, 2023
Our study evaluated the prospective association between the consumption of caffeine-containing beverages at midlife and the risk of physical frailty at late life within a population-based cohort of Chinese adults living in Singapore over a follow-up...

Acute Health Care Provision in Rural Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review of Integrated Care Models

JAMDA
July 21, 2023
We aimed to map integrated care models for acute health care in rural long-term care facilities (LTCFs) for future investigation.

Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Older Inpatients with Suspected Infection

JAMDA
July 21, 2023
To determine the rate and predictors of death in older individuals with suspected infection at any time during hospital stay in a geriatric acute ward and the prognostic ability of different tools [quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure...

RSV Presents Risks; Communication Is Key

Spotlight
July 19, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join In recent months, TV commercials touting the danger of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for older adults have hit the airwaves. They include ominous music and boldface warnings, and suddenly everyone is thinking...