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Blessed With Stories: How Patient Narratives Give Meaning to Our Work and May Invite Young Professionals Into the Field

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2024
Although I’ve pretty much stopped watching the news on television, I did recently see some coverage of the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day. This sparked my memory of the 40th anniversary in 1984, during which time I was...

My Experience With Multigenerational Living

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2024
A much-cited report from Pew Research Center from March 2022 details the recent rapid growth in the United States of multigenerational households — about four times what they were in 1970. The number of people living in multigenerational homes has...

Medical Foster Home: A Model to Support Aging in Place and Develop Community for Older Adults

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2024
When delivering care that aligns with what matters, it is important to note that approximately 90% of older adults prefer to age in place. It is thus imperative to explore models of care that meet the needs of this population (N. Farber et al., “...

Taking the Blame Out of Falls to Empower People to Stand Up and Move

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2024
Dennis W. Klima, PhD, DPT, PT, MS, FNAP, professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, talks to senior contributing writer Joanne Kaldy about the importance of avoiding blame and shame when a loved one...

If Community Matters to You, Cohousing May Be a Great Way to Age in Place

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2024
Peter Olson and his wife, Wendy Stickel, came to Portland, OR, ten years ago with the desire to be closer to family in their retirement. After they had rented for a bit, a friend put them in touch with a group interested in starting a cohousing...

Appalachian Nursing Homes: A Descriptive Analysis of Quality, Staffing, and Cost

JAMDA
July 28, 2024
To examine if the quality of care in Appalachian nursing homes in metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas differs from those in non-Appalachian regions of the United States.

The Impact of Nursing Home Culture Change: An Integrative Review

JAMDA
July 27, 2024
The Nursing Home Culture Change (NHCC) movement promotes a person- and relationship-centered approach and a small-scale, homelike model for NHs. The present study aimed to integrate the most recent empirical findings regarding the impact of NHCC on...

Personality and Transition From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Normal Cognition vs Dementia

JAMDA
July 26, 2024
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a critical stage preceding incident dementia, but not all individuals with MCI progress to dementia and some revert to normal cognition. This study examined whether personality is associated with the probability of...

The Role of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status in Institutionalization of Home Health Care Patients With and Without Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

JAMDA
July 24, 2024
To assess whether neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) moderates the association between Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and successful discharge to the community. In addition, to explore whether the role of neighborhood SES on...

Development and External Validation of a Machine Learning–based Fall Prediction Model for Nursing Home Residents: A Prospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
July 24, 2024
To develop and externally validate a machine learning–based fall prediction model for ambulatory nursing home residents. The focus is on predicting fall occurrences within 6 months after baseline assessment through a binary classification task,...