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Identifying Unexpected Deaths in Long-Term Care Homes

JAMDA
October 19, 2021
Predicting unexpected deaths among long-term care (LTC) residents can provide valuable information to clinicians and policy makers. We study multiple methods to predict unexpected death, adjusting for individual and home-level factors, and to use as...

Prognostic Effects of Delayed Administration of Antimicrobial Therapy in Older Persons Experiencing Bacteremia With or Without Initial Sepsis Presentations

JAMDA
October 16, 2021
To investigate the prognostic effects of delayed administration of appropriate antimicrobial therapy (AAT) in older persons experiencing bacteremia with and without initial sepsis syndrome, respectively.

New Resources are Now Available on the CMS QPP Resource Library

Policy Snapshot
October 15, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added new Quality Payment Program (QPP) resources to the QPP Resource Library : Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Performance Year (PY) 2020 2020 MIPS Performance Feedback...

Recommendations to Enhance Telemedicine in Nursing Homes in the Age of COVID-19

JAMDA
October 15, 2021
Nursing homes (NHs) have been at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.1,2 Despite representing <1% of the US population, NH residents account for nearly 33% of all COVID-19 deaths.3 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented...

Make Someone’s Year by Nominating Them for Prestigious Awards

Spotlight
October 14, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Everyone has at least one colleague, mentor, or friend in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) who goes the extra mile every day and who supports and inspires others. We may think they know how much they’re needed...

Public Reporting of Adverse Events From Long-Term Care Facilities for Older Persons and People With Disability in Ireland 2013-2019: Development of an Openly Accessible Database and Descriptive Analyses

JAMDA
October 14, 2021
To describe the development of an analyzable database of statutory notifications received from long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and to describe trends in receipt of notifications from 2013 to 2019.

Performance-Based vs Informant-Reported Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Predicting Dementia

JAMDA
October 13, 2021
Identifying individuals at risk of developing dementia may be aided by early detection of functional impairments. The aims of the present study were to examine differences in informant-reported and performance-based measures of instrumental...

Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Prostatic Hyperplasia in Older Persons

JAMDA
October 12, 2021
In the context of improved medication management of older patients, we wished to evaluate the overprescription of potentially inappropriate drugs [α1-blockers and 5α-reductase inhibitors (5-ARI)] for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). These drugs...

Lack of Association Between Perioperative Medication and Postoperative Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients in an Orthogeriatric Care Pathway

JAMDA
October 12, 2021
Units for perioperative geriatric care are playing a growing role in the care of older patients after hip fracture surgery. Postoperative delirium is one of the most common complications after hip fracture, but no study has assessed the impact of...

Organizational Capacity Building in Nursing Facilities to Promote Resident Mobility: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
October 12, 2021
The objective of the present systematic review was to investigate the effects of organizational capacity building interventions on the environment, nursing staff capacity, and mobility of residents in nursing facilities.