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Should Frailty Be Subdivided in Definition and Assessment?

JAMDA
May 28, 2025
To the Editor:

Has Increased Medicaid Spending on Home- and Community-Based Services Reduced Unmet Needs in Activities of Daily Living Care among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia? Evidence from 2008 to 2020

JAMDA
May 28, 2025
This study aimed to examine the potential impact of Medicaid total long-term services and supports (LTSS) expenditures and the proportion allocated to home- and community-based services (HCBS) on unmet needs among community-dwelling older adults...

Antithrombotic Therapy and Mortality Risk in Older Adults with Hip Fractures

JAMDA
May 28, 2025
Antithrombotic therapy, including antiplatelet therapy, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), is increasingly prescribed. These therapies pose complex challenges in patients with hip fracture due to risks of bleeding...

Did Site-Neutral Payment for Long-Term Care Hospitals Reduce Financial Incentives to Time Discharge?

JAMDA
May 28, 2025
Historically, fee-for-service Medicare reimbursed long-term care hospital (LTCH) stays as a lump-sum payment, which was substantially reduced for discharges before the diagnosis-specific short-stay outlier (SSO) threshold day, leading to large...

Shifting Paradigms in Fall Management for Long-Term Care: From Prevention to Injury Mitigation

JAMDA
May 22, 2025
Falls represent a critical health concern for older adults, particularly those residing in long-term care (LTC) settings. Approximately 50%–75% of nursing facility residents fall each year, a rate 2 to 3 times higher than older adults living in the...

Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
May 21, 2025
To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behavior (SB) and/or increasing physical activity (PA) among adults aged ≥60 years residing in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).

Does the Veterans Health Administration Purchase High-Quality Home Health Care?

JAMDA
May 21, 2025
Veterans are frequently referred for skilled home health care (HHC) after hospital discharge. We examined access to high-quality VA-contracted home health agencies (HHAs) for Veterans following a VA medical center (VAMC) hospitalization and by rural...

Association of Shorter Secondary One-Leg Standing Time with Loss of Independence or Death in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the Aizu Cohort Study (LOHAS)

JAMDA
May 20, 2025
Although a previous report indicated that the primary one-leg standing time (OLST), defined as the longer OLST of both legs, is associated with death, the association between secondary OLSTs (the shorter OLSTs) and death remains unclear. This study...

Cross-National Evidence on Risk of Death Associated with Loneliness: A Survival Analysis of 1-Year All-Cause Mortality among Older Adult Home Care Recipients in Canada, Finland, and Aotearoa | New Zealand

JAMDA
May 20, 2025
To examine all-cause 1-year risk of mortality associated with loneliness for home care recipients after adjusting for potential confounders.

Long-Term Care Staffing: Associations with Facility Characteristics, Residents’ Experience, and Quality Measures

JAMDA
May 20, 2025
In October 2022, Australia introduced individual targets for total care and registered nurse (RN) minutes for long-term care facilities based on the assessed care needs of their residents. This study examined associations between facility...