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Gold Standards Framework Can Identify Primary Care Patients Who Would Benefit from a Palliative Approach

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
Brunei is a rapidly “graying” population, where the number of people aged 65 years and older increased from 17,800 to 22,600 from 2015 to 2017, respectively. In 2017, the crude death rate was 4%, equating to 1696 deaths per year. Of these, 52.5% of...

Autonomy Support of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia in Staff-Resident Interactions: Observations of Care

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
People with dementia living in nursing homes benefit from a social environment that fully supports their autonomy. Yet, it is unknown to what extent this is supported in daily practice. This study aimed to explore to which extent autonomy is...

High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An “Iceberg Effect”

JAMDA
June 16, 2020
Determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. (VRE), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms (ESBLs), and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) among...

Allowing Visitors Back in the Nursing Home During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Dutch National Study Into First Experiences and Impact on Well-Being

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
To prevent and control COVID-19 infections, nursing homes across the world have taken very restrictive measures, including a ban for visitors. These restrictive measures have an enormous impact on residents' well-being and pose dilemmas for staff,...

Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With COVID-19 Deaths in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
Nursing home patients have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. It has been reported that one-fourth of all COVID-19 deaths nationwide occurred in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.1 The objective of this study was to...

The Effects of ARBs, ACEis, and Statins on Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (“statins”) have been hypothesized to affect COVID-19 severity. However, up to now, no studies investigating this association...

Is There a Link between Nursing Home Reported Quality and COVID-19 Cases? Evidence from California Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
June 15, 2020
During the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States, nursing homes became the hotbed for the spread of COVID-19. States developed different policies to mitigate the COVID-19 risks at nursing homes, including limiting nursing...

June 14, 2020

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June 14, 2020
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What Have We Learned About Nursing From the Coronavirus Pandemic?

JAMDA
June 13, 2020
During the current coronavirus pandemic, the focus of the accolades has gone to nurses working in the acute care sector, where “real nursing” occurs as portrayed in television or in the movies. Over the past few months there has, however, been some...

HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Practitioners
June 12, 2020
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new guidance that specifies what additional data must be reported to HHS by laboratories along with COVID-19 test results. The guidance standardizes reporting to ensure that...