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Associations Between Frailty, Illness Severity, and Long-Term Mortality Among Older Adults Admitted to Municipal Acute Care

JAMDA
June 13, 2025
Important risk factors for mortality include frailty and illness severity. The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) is widely used to assess acute illness severity and mortality risk, but age and frailty's impact on the association between NEWS2...

From Nursing Homes to Home Care: Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Direct Care Worker Transitions

JAMDA
June 13, 2025
Due to poor working conditions and low wages, workforce turnover in the long-term care industry has been a longstanding issue. Increased risks to workers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these issues. Thus, many states offered wage...

A Better Way to Care for Long-Term Care Residents in Times of Medical Urgency: An Implementation Intervention Using a Stepped-Wedge Design to Reduce Unnecessary Acute Care Transfers

JAMDA
June 6, 2025
Approximately 25% of long-term care (LTC) residents are transferred to an emergency department (ED) when experiencing an acute change in health status. This can place strain on health care resources and negatively impact residents. Many residents’...

The Impact of Nursing Staff Wages on Nursing Home Quality: An Instrumental Variable Approach

JAMDA
June 5, 2025
Nursing staff are central to ensuing high-quality care in nursing homes (NHs), yet their wages often lag behind those in other health care settings. This study aimed to examine whether higher wages for nursing staff—registered nurses (RNs), licensed...

Frailty, Latent Health Profiles, and Antiretroviral Therapy: Predicting Success of Skilled Nursing Facility Care in an HIV Population

JAMDA
June 3, 2025
People with HIV (PWH) likely need short-term skilled nursing facility (SNF) care more than people with greater financial and social support to remain home. Therefore, we sought to understand how frailty among health profiles with distinct driving...

Determinants of Mortality and Causes of Death in Patients With Dementia and Very Severe Challenging Behavior

JAMDA
June 3, 2025
To gain insight into the mortality over time of patients with very severe challenging behavior in dementia when they are temporarily admitted to highly specialized units for treating the behavior.

Association Between Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and the Long-Term Trajectory of Depressive Symptoms: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study

JAMDA
June 3, 2025
Previous studies have analyzed associations between plant-based dietary patterns and depressive symptoms. However, little is known about the association of plant-based dietary patterns with the long-term trajectory of depressive symptoms in older...

Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on Cognition in Adults With Mild to Moderate Vitamin D Deficiency: Outcomes From the VitaMIND Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
June 3, 2025
Preserved cognitive health with ageing is a public health imperative. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poor cognition, but it is unclear whether supplementation would provide benefit, particularly in individuals with mild/moderate...

The Relationship Between Frailty and Psychological Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
June 3, 2025
Frailty and poor psychological functioning remain major aging-related public and clinical health challenges. The multidimensional nature of these constructs, along with diverse assessment methods, complicate the study of their relationship. This...

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