Forty years ago I was shown proprietary data from a pharmaceutical company that listed the 10 most popular drugs in several European countries and the United States. The striking finding was how little overlap there was among the different countries...
The history of antipsychotics in nursing homes is one piece of a much larger, more complex puzzle. In many ways, it reflects the virtues and limitations of the entire health care system and those who provide care. None of the issues related to the...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA members are often on the frontlines of dementia care, so it’s only appropriate that they be involved in the National Dementia Workforce Study, which involves surveying those individuals who work in homes,...
The exigencies of managing acutely ill residents within nursing homes have led to an increase in ambulance conveyances to the emergency department. This is further compounded by a shortage of adequately trained nursing staff and on-site physicians...
Maintaining walking ability is key to healthy aging. Hip fractures often lead to declined walking ability. This study investigated characteristics of individuals who regained walking ability after a hip fracture, an expression of physical resilience.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Nursing Home Quality report recommends that states “develop and operate state-based…technical assistance programs…to help nursing homes…improve care and…operations.” The Quality...
I read the article published in this journal by Zhou et al1 with great interest. The authors examined the relationship between sedentary behavior and sleep quality among older adults with special reference to sex differences. The adjusted odds ratio...
