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An Unfamiliar Itch: An Atypical Scabies Presentation in Long-Term Care

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
Scabies outbreaks in long-term care (LTC) facilities can be difficult to recognize and manage. Scabies typically involves intense itching and papular burrows located on the web spaces of fingers and toes, ankles, wrists, or buttocks. However, older...

Utilizing Remote Dielectric Sensing to Reduce Heart Failure Rehospitalizations

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
As the population ages, heart failure is becoming increasingly prevalent among older adults. Despite advances in medical therapy, heart failure remains associated with high morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization rates. In the U.S., it accounted...

The Changing Face of COVID-19 (2020-2025) at a Nursing Home

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
This study was based on a newly developed COVID-19 performance improvement bundle, resulting in a marked infection fatality rate (IFR) decrease at Coler Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center in New York City (NYC) from 24.4% in March 2020 to 0%...

Telehealth Nutrition Counseling in Aging Communities in rural Virginia

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
The Older Americans Act (OAA) requires Area Agencies on Aging provide nutritional counseling. Telehealth can increase access to healthcare; however, telehealth use in aging and rural communities remains limited. Mountain Empire Older Citizens (MEOC...

Perceptions of Machine Learning Use in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
Machine learning (ML) has potential to support nursing homes in addressing workforce shortages, clinical complexity, and regulatory demands. However, its application in NHs remains underexplored. We aimed to assess nursing home clinicians’...

Patterns of Care after Community Discharge from Long-term Care

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
Between 10–30% of LTC patients are discharged to community settings. However, little is known about their subsequent healthcare utilization patterns. This study aims to characterize post-discharge care trajectories in this population.

Patient Priorities Care Implementation within a Novel SNF Frailty Intervention

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
We conducted a feasibility pilot of a multicomponent frailty intervention, During our study visits and interventions, many participants expressed for research staff to help to document their care preferences, or have requested research staff...

Oral Care Gaps in PALTC: A Case for Uniform Standards

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
Oral health is a critical yet overlooked component of care in long-term care facilities (LTCF). Poor oral health is associated with infection, impaired nutrition, cardiovascular risk, & reduced quality of life. Federal regulations do not specify...

Nursing Home Organizational Factors Measurement Model

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
Nursing home (NH) organizational characteristics such as nurse staffing, profit status, and community size are important contributors to the quality of care. These organizational characteristics are linked to resident outcomes such as the prevalence...

Discharge of Individuals with Mental Illness from Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Settings

JAMDA
June 1, 2026
The number of individuals with mental illnesses (MI) admitted to SNFs and ALCs is disproportionately high and has doubled (6.5% to 12.4%) since 2000. Barriers to PALTC discharge may be exacerbated in patients with mental illness (MI), due to...