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Incorporating Comprehensive Assessment Parameters to Better Characterize and Plan Rehabilitation for Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
The current management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) largely ignores its heterogeneous pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations in the individual patient. This study aimed to identify clusters of patients with COPD based on a...

What Is Really Needed to Provide Effective, Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Expressions of Dementia? Guidance from The Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
In April, 2019, the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable convened to discuss common challenges faced when implementing person-centered, non-pharmacological practices in long-term care and other settings that provide care and...

Effects of Nutritional Interventions on Nutritional and Functional Outcomes in Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
July 25, 2020
It has been recognized that nutritional interventions play a role in improving the nutritional and functional status of older persons. This systematic review summarizes the evidence on nutritional and functional outcomes of nutritional interventions...

AMDA/ADVault Partnership Supports Advance Care Planning “Awakening”

Spotlight
July 23, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “There has been an awakening,” says Maria D. Moen, director of platform innovation at ADVault, Inc., a company specializing in digital advance care planning (ACP). “People used to think that advance care planning...

Provider Relief Fund Update

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
July 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the deadline for eligible Medicaid and CHIP physicians and organizations to submit information and apply for funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...

New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID-19 Announced by CMS

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
July 23, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced initiatives designed to protect nursing home residents from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). New Funding The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will...

Physician Compare Preview Period Open through August 20

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
July 23, 2020
The Physician Compare preview period is open through August 20 at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2018 Quality Payment Program performance information before it appears on the Physician Compare website profile pages and in the Downloadable Database. Access...

Factors Associated with Step Numbers in Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults: The Hospital-Activities of Daily Living Study

JAMDA
July 23, 2020
To determine the number of steps taken by older patients in hospital and 1 week after discharge; to identify factors associated with step numbers after discharge; and to examine the association between functional decline and step numbers after...

Effects of a Humanoid Companion Robot on Dementia Symptoms and Caregiver Distress for Residents in Long-Term Care

JAMDA
July 23, 2020
To test the effects of deploying a humanoid companion robot (Kabochan) in comparison with usual care for long-term care facilities’ residents with dementia.

‘New Normal’ in Covid-19 Era: A Nursing Perspective From Thailand

JAMDA
July 22, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an impact on everyone around the world, including in Thailand. As of June 24, 2020, there were 3157 cases with 3026 recovered, and 58 deaths in Thailand.1 This number is considered low, and exact numbers...