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Predictive Factors of Oral Intake Recovery of Acute Illness Patients

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
For elderly patients with acute illness, oral intake is important not only in treatment for such illness. Once occurring dysphagia, their disorder will not be recovered only during their acute care hospitalization, such a short period. These...

Patients Enrolled in Home-Based Primary Care: Expecting Advanced Frailty

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
Home based primary care (HBPC) has unique advantages for medically complex patients seeking access to primary care. While increasing patient access to care, it simultaneously decreases unnecessary care utilization. As a result, many prior...

Nursing Home Profit Status and Pain Among Residents with Dementia

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
Pain is highly prevalent among nursing home (NH) residents with dementia. Estimates suggest 35-80% of NH residents with dementia experience pain and 20% of residents in pain do not receive analgesics. Pain has been identified as a quality indicator...

Memory Center Care and Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
It is estimated that more than 90% of individuals with dementia experience agitation, aggression, psychosis, sleep or appetite changes, apathy, hallucinations and other Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Severe BPSD symptoms...

Long Term Care Staff Perspective on Youth Volunteering

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
Multiple studies have shown that interaction between the elderly and the youth greatly benefits both. In this study, we investigate the perspective of long-term care (LTC) staff regarding youth volunteers. There is strong evidence that...

Length of Stay Among Nursing Home Admissions in a Hospital

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
A retrospective study from one nursing home in Singapore in 2017-2018 showed length of stay (LOS) of 8.7 days. We aim to quantify length of stay contributed by admissions of nursing home patients in a newly established acute hospital. We also aim to...

Integrated Healthcare Improves Clinical Outcomes by Reducing Polypharmacy

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
This study hypothesizes that a team approach focused on reducing psychiatric medications will lead to improved clinical health in the long-term care (LTC) setting. This team approach will break previous barriers to gradual dose reductions and...

Examining Meaningful Activity Engagement for Residents in Assisted Living (MAC-4-BSD)

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
Engagement in meaningful activity is beneficial for residents with dementia and is associated with improved mental health, feelings of social connectedness, and quality of life. Meaningful activity refers to activities that provide meaning and value...

Evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
Despite the high mortality rates in LTC, most LTC homes do not have a formalized palliative care program. The objective of this proposed research was to implement and evaluate the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC; www...

Differences and Similarities in the 2021 Special Focus Facility Program

JAMDA
May 1, 2024
The Special Focus Facility Program is a resource-intensive quality improvement intervention reserved for the lowest-performing nursing facilities (NFs) in the United States. NFs are eligible for enrollment after three consecutive surveys during...