There has been a lot of recent media attention, and now regulatory attention, on reports of nursing home employees (usually certified nursing assistants) taking photos or videos of residents and posting them on social media or otherwise...
According to The Institute of Medicine, attributes of quality comprise care that is safe, patient-centered, timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. The 2014 Office of Inspector General report, “Adverse Events in Skilled Nursing Facilities:...
With a contentious presidential election approaching, tensions are high and there is much at stake on all sides of the political spectrum. Although post-acute and long-term care facilities traditionally aren’t hotbeds of political activity, they...
In a recent issue of JAMDA, Beijers and colleagues reported on the HOSPITALL score, which was developed to predict all-cause hospitalization risk in community-dwelling older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1 Decreasing...
Frailty is an important geriatric syndrome with a global prevalence of 4.9%-27.3%.1 It is defined as an age-related decrease in the physiological reserve needed to maintain biological homeostasis and increased vulnerability to stressors. Recognition...
The fall risk assessment tool (FRAT-up) is a tool for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people based on a meta-analysis of fall risk factors. Based on the fall risk factor profile, this tool calculates the individual risk of falling over...
The aim of this study was to identify the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in combination with RehaCom cognitive training in poststroke patients with cognitive dysfunction.
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment is steadily growing, but little is known about the quality of nursing home (NH) care provided to MA enrollees compared to enrollees in traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare.
The progressive aging of the population has increased the number of older adults with disabilities. Regular physical activity has shown to improve health among these individuals, but the effects of sedentary behavior are mostly unknown. Thus, this...
Residents in nursing homes with diabetes mellitus have more disability, mobility impairment, infections, wounds, hypoglycemia, and require more hospitalizations than those without this disease.1–3 In addition, improved control failed to protect...
