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AMDA Reappointed to NQF PALTC Committee

Policy Snapshot
June 18, 2021
The National Quality Forum (NQF) reappointed AMDA as a voting member for the 2021-2022 Measure Applications Partnership Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Workgroup. The new appointment is for a three year term. Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, has served as...

Palliative Rehabilitation Improves Health Care Utilization and Function in Frail Older Adults with Chronic Lung Diseases

JAMDA
June 18, 2021
The Integrated Care for Advanced REspiratory Disorders (ICARE) service is a stay-in, post-acute care program for hospitalized patients with chronic, nonmalignant lung diseases. It provides palliative rehabilitation—a novel model integrating...

Beyond the Happy Reunions: Contribute to PALTC22 with a Great Program Abstract

Spotlight
June 17, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Looking ahead to PALTC22, AMDA’s Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD, March 10-13, members are already anticipating face-to-face meetings, happy reunions, handshakes, and hugs. But they also want a great, cutting-...

Association of Living in Evacuation Areas With Long-Term Care Need After the Fukushima Accident

JAMDA
June 16, 2021
A previous report indicated that evacuation owing to the government order after the Fukushima disaster impacted the health status of older people; however, the association between living in evacuation areas and independence in their daily lives was...

Geographic Regions Enriched with Frail Older Adults

JAMDA
June 16, 2021
Individuals with frailty are at particular risk in emergencies. By definition, these individuals are not resilient, meaning that they do not recover quickly from stressors.1 Individuals with frailty, even in usual times, are at greater risk than...

Oral Health and Frailty Among Older Long-Term Care Residents in Finland

JAMDA
June 16, 2021
Hakeem and colleagues1 investigated the association between tooth loss, periodontal disease, and frailty among community-dwelling older American adults. In their cross-sectional nationally representative surveys, they found that oral health was...

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Heart Failure Disease Management in Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
June 16, 2021
Patients discharged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are not typically part of a heart failure disease management program (HF-DMP). The objective of this study is to determine if an HF-DMP in SNF improves outcomes for patients...

Effectiveness of Brain Gaming in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
June 16, 2021
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the evidence from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that designed brain gaming interventions to improve cognitive functions of older adults with cognitive impairments, including mild cognitive...

Estimating Prognosis and Frailty in Persons Aged ≥75 Years in the Emergency Department: Further Validation of Dynamic Silver Code

JAMDA
June 15, 2021
To assess concurrent validity of the Dynamic Silver Code (DSC), a tool based on administrative data that predicts prognosis in older adults accessing the emergency department (ED), in terms of association with markers of poor functional and...

Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the SARC-F and Its Modified Versions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
June 15, 2021
Sarcopenia, being prevalent in up to 40% of older adults, is associated with adverse health outcomes. The international sarcopenia guidelines recommend screening for sarcopenia using the SARC-F. A previous meta-analysis (2017) reported poor validity...