Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging

We are inundated with bad press and a public that expects nothing but headlines that highlight poor care, stresses Dr Warner-Maron. https://buff.ly/3tMohNA Population Health Learning Network

Researchers used a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement approach, and convened a task force of experts from health care and pharmacy settings as well as academic, state government, and advocacy groups to explore contributing factors and solutions for antipsychotic use among older adults in Massachusetts. https://buff.ly/3hs90g6 Population Health Learning Network

Claudia Fine, LCSW, MPH, chief professional officer, eFamilyCare, reviews recent research that shows caregivers are not medically and socially supported, which ultimately impacts the quality of care they provide, and discusses four key elements that should be incorporated into digital tools in order to provide the type of tech-enabled support that family caregivers need most. https://buff.ly/3A12p37 Population Health Learning Network

There is no agreed upon tool for identifying frailty, however, the importance of its identification is apparent given the high prevalence and the association between frailty and adverse outcomes in persons with Parkinson disease, researchers of a recent study explained. https://buff.ly/3yLk9yc Population Health Learning Network

Identifying and treating undiagnosed sleep disorders may be an effective intervention against burnout, which has been resistant to other treatment approaches, explained Matthew Weaver, PhD, associate epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, in a recent interview. https://buff.ly/3yFs6F3 Population Health Learning Network

Nursing home operators acknowledge that large numbers of staff members are not getting the shots but fear a federal vaccination mandate could drive away workers in a tight labor market. https://buff.ly/3jxISlq Population Health Learning Network

This year, 23 states passed more than 70 pandemic-related provisions affecting nursing homes, including measures setting minimum staffing levels, expanding visitation protections, and limiting owners’ profit margins. https://buff.ly/3Dqnk1Z Population Health Learning Network

Ilene Warner-Maron, PHD, RN-BC-CWCN, NHA, president, Alden Geriatric Consultants, Inc, and Richard Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD, senior physician, Trinity Health PACE, offer insight into potential benefits and consequences of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home staff, administration, and residents. https://buff.ly/3moHfbt Population Health Learning Network

Janet Freberger, PT, PhD, professor, and Aileen Chou, PT, DPT, PhD student, Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh, discuss their research about patients undergoing rehabilitation for stroke in acute care hospitals, particularly regarding the association between risk of hospital readmission or death, and number of physical and occupational therapist visits. https://buff.ly/3giVGdl Population Health Learning Network

Researchers recently found that a comprehensive multicomponent intervention reduced the prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in patient rooms in nursing homes. https://buff.ly/37JL2HT Population Health Learning Network

In older adults, links between vision impairment and cognitive decline differed across the vision measures of visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and stereo acuity, suggest research findings. https://buff.ly/3jTWTbL Population Health Learning Network

This finding suggests the role of air pollutants in Parkinson disease development, advocating for the need to implement a targeted public health policy, researchers advised. https://buff.ly/3lNExf6 Population Health Learning Network

Ninety percent of older adults in the United States are at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19, a rate that is likely attributable to the population's risk of severe disease as well as government vaccination efforts. https://buff.ly/3xtpLwq Population Health Learning Network

A Look Inside: 60 Minutes Reveals Early Struggles a LTC Facility Faced in the Wake of COVID-19 https://buff.ly/3nfjCiR

Pain Undertreated in Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy Read why: https://buff.ly/2OEfNDN

New Guideline Released for Treating Diabetes in OAs Read about the guidelines: https://buff.ly/2OHHmMw

Interview: Increased Fall, Hip Fracture Risk Among Patients With AD Pathology Read the Q&A: https://buff.ly/2FPtXz2

The Harms of Using the Word Elderly in Health Care Read more: https://buff.ly/2FPF0IA