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JAMDA
June 1, 2022

The Implementation of an Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Template on Quality of ACP Visits Performed by Advanced Practice Providers

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
Advanced care planning in the PALTC setting can improve quality of life and decrease use of unwanted medical services. Research of best practices for ACP is ongoing, and there is a need for strategies to improve the quality and uptake of this...

The Effects of the 2020 COVID-19 Visitor Ban on Mood, Behavior, and Social and Cognitive Functioning in Older Long-Term Care Residents

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 the Dutch government imposed a visitor ban on long term care facilities (LTCFs) on March 20,2020. We aimed to explore the association of this COVID-19 lockdown with changes in mood, behavior and functioning...

Strategies to Promote Staff and Resident Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination in Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccination of both residents and staff are critical components of infection prevention in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Our study sought to identify and characterize strategies that SNF staff are using to promote...

Prediction of Deterioration from COVID-19 in Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities Using Wearable Devices: A Feasibility Study

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
35% of all COVID-19 deaths occurred in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). In a healthy general population, wearables have shown promise in providing early alerts for actionable interventions during the pandemic. We tested this promise in a cohort of...

Impact of Nursing Home Factors on Antipsychotic Use in Residents Before and After the Implementation of the Antipsychotic Reduction Initiative: A Facility-level Analysis

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
The purpose of this study was to identify nursing home (NH) characteristics associated with rates and patterns of change in antipsychotic (AP) use before and after implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) National...

Hospital and Community Skilled Nursing Partnership for Monoclonal Antibody Treatment During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities emerged as the "canary in the coal mine" at the outset of the COVID19 pandemic. This study examines two collaborative pilots, both focused on the administration of monoclonal antibody (MAB) treatment in a skilled nursing...

Exploring Beliefs of Nurses About Prompting Psychogeriatric Nursing Home Residents in Daily Activities: A Qualitative Study

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
Although nursing home staff is in a key position to prompt residents’ participation in daily (care) activities, care-tasks are often taken over in clinical practice. Understanding nurses’ ‘function-focused care (FFC)’ behavior, e.g. prompting...

Deficiency of Care Reports on Inappropriate Psychotropic Medication Use Related to Care for Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) initiated the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes in 2012, which led to a steady decline in antipsychotics use. However, inappropriate use of antipsychotics and other...

Clinical Frailty Assessment and Associated Outcomes Through COVID-19 Outbreak in a Long-Term Care Facility

JAMDA
June 1, 2022
Frailty is a syndrome characterized by decreased physiologic reserve resulting from decline across multiple physiologic systems. It is a common condition among elderly patients in nursing homes and has been linked to increased risk of adverse health...