Historically, fee-for-service Medicare reimbursed long-term care hospital (LTCH) stays as a lump-sum payment, which was substantially reduced for discharges before the diagnosis-specific short-stay outlier (SSO) threshold day, leading to large...
Falls represent a critical health concern for older adults, particularly those residing in long-term care (LTC) settings. Approximately 50%–75% of nursing facility residents fall each year, a rate 2 to 3 times higher than older adults living in the...
To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behavior (SB) and/or increasing physical activity (PA) among adults aged ≥60 years residing in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
Veterans are frequently referred for skilled home health care (HHC) after hospital discharge. We examined access to high-quality VA-contracted home health agencies (HHAs) for Veterans following a VA medical center (VAMC) hospitalization and by rural...
Although a previous report indicated that the primary one-leg standing time (OLST), defined as the longer OLST of both legs, is associated with death, the association between secondary OLSTs (the shorter OLSTs) and death remains unclear. This study...
In October 2022, Australia introduced individual targets for total care and registered nurse (RN) minutes for long-term care facilities based on the assessed care needs of their residents. This study examined associations between facility...
Sarcopenia imposes significant morbidity and economic burden on health care systems, underscoring the critical need for early/effective screening and diagnosis. This study aimed to develop a machine learning (ML)-based algorithm to facilitate the...
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommended restricting visitors from entering nursing homes as a precaution. The restriction was lifted on September 17, 2020. This study examines whether COVID-19...
Every year, thousands of patients face the challenging transition from hospital to home, resulting in high readmission rates and excessive resource use. Our telemedicine-based Care at Home (CaH) program, which facilitates early discharge, was...
