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Adjusting Grip Strength to Body Size: Analyses From 6 Countries

JAMDA
March 2, 2022
Absolute handgrip strength and adjusted by body mass index are useful to identify age-related conditions. However, these values are not accurate for older adults with extreme body size because of the nonlinear relationship between strength, height,...

Comorbidity and Quality of In-Hospital Care for Hip Fracture Patients

JAMDA
March 2, 2022
We examined whether the comorbidity burden of patients with hip fracture was associated with quality of in-hospital care reflected by fulfillment of process performance measures.

Prehabilitation for Older Adults Undergoing Liver Resection: Getting Patients and Surgeons Up to Speed

JAMDA
March 2, 2022
Morbidity rates following liver resection are high, especially among older adult patients. This review aims to evaluate the evidence surrounding prehabilitation in older patients anticipating liver resection and to describe how prehabilitation may...

Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
March 2, 2022
We aimed to describe emergency department (ED) care transition interventions delivered to older adults with cognitive impairment, identify relevant patient-centered outcomes, and determine priority research areas for future investigation.

Spotlight on Policy

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the data submission period for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in the 2021 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data...

Opioid Stewardship in PALTC Settings: Raising the Bar

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2022
Stewardship is defined as the “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care” (Merriam-Webster). Providers in post-acute and long-term care have thoughtfully embraced the concept of stewardship, providing direction,...

Best Practices for Increasing Compassion Resiliency and Moral Wellness in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2022
The intensity and complexity of challenges that health care professionals have faced in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have been remarkable. A medical director at a nursing home shared her experience of the pandemic in these terms: “We went...

Don’t Miss These Events

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2022
Website: https://paltc.org/annual-conference

Journal Highlights From the March Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2022
Pragmatic trials can determine an intervention’s effectiveness in real-world settings and routine clinical practice, but they come with their own set of challenges, an editorial in JAMDA explains. These include recruiting long-term care...

Lowering the Temperature of a Heated Discussion

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2022
Yvette Erasmus, PsyD, discusses how to ensure conversations are productive and result in positive outcomes when problems or concerns arise.