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Administration of Bamlanivimab to Skilled Nursing Facility Residents During a COVID-19 Outbreak, January-February 2021, Arizona

JAMDA
May 4, 2021
In November 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb), for treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in nonhospitalized individuals at high risk for severe...

Response and Adherence of Nursing Home Residents to a Nutrition/Exercise Intervention

JAMDA
May 4, 2021
Interindividual response variability to nutrition and exercise interventions is extensive in older adults. A group of nursing home (NH) residents participated in a combined intervention. The objective of this post-hoc analysis was to identify...

Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Parkinson Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JAMDA
May 3, 2021
Anxiety and depression are major psychiatric nonmotor symptoms (NMSs) of Parkinson disease (PD). Although several studies have investigated the effects of psychotherapeutic interventions, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), for...

Sex Differences in Behavioral and Psychological Signs and Symptoms of Dementia Presentation Regarding Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive Impairment Suffering from Pain – Results of the Services and Health for Elderly in Long-Term Care Study

JAMDA
May 3, 2021
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) place a heavy burden on patients as well as caregivers. Recently, pain was identified as an important determinant of BPSD. However, it is not yet known what influence sex has on BPSD and pain...

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CNAs and Friends, Allies Rally for Health Care Heroes With Virtual March

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Storytelling is powerful, and on April 7, over 1,000 certified nursing assistants (CNAs) brought their stories to Washington, DC, for a virtual march organized by the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA). “Now is our time. We have...

Trust, Consistency, Engagement: Meeting the Complex Needs of Younger Residents and Staff Who Care for Them

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
When Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD, set out to develop AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s tool kit The Younger Adult in the Long-Term Care Setting ( https://bit.ly/3tS7hUM ) almost 10 years ago, she and her coauthors...

Get Moving on Constipation

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Dear Dr. Jeff: Recently our facility had a patient who complained of abdominal pain and vomiting. She was sent to the emergency department where she received a Fleet enema and was returned with a diagnosis of “fecal impaction.” The family complained...

A Younger Adult With Rheumatoid Arthritis and COVID-19 Isolation

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Mrs. R is a 47-year-old White woman who moved into the long-term care facility in 2018 when she needed more assistance than could be provided in her adult-care home. Her medical history is long and complicated: rheumatoid arthritis with multiple...

Younger Residents in Long-Term Care Find Meaning in Relationships, Engagement

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Younger adults make up approximately 15% of the post-acute and long-term care patient population. They are more likely to be men and to have Medicaid as the primary payer (J Gerontol Nurs 2009;35:22-31). More younger adults in PALTC represent those...