Medicaid Payments and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer Disease Special Care Units
Are more generous Medicaid payments associated with a decrease in racial and ethnic disparities in the availability of Alzheimer disease special care units in nursing homes?
John R. Bowblis • Huiwen Xu
Impact of adult day service on long-term care placement: A scoping review
Cognitive decline and dementia account for the highest number of cognitive disabilities, functional limitations, chronic healthcare conditions, and long-term care needs among older adults aged 65 a...
Kingsley C. Udeh • Heather L. Menne
Current evidence concerning the effect of physical activity and social engagement on cognitive functioning in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is underdeveloped.
Jonathon M. Vivoda • Amy Restorick Roberts • Sara J. McLaughlin • J. Scott Brown • Usha Dhakal • Seonjin Kim
Current evidence concerning the effect of physical activity and social engagement on cognitive functioning in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is underdeveloped.
Seonjin Kim • J. Scott Brown • Amy Restorick Roberts • Usha Dhakal • Sara J. McLaughlin • Jonathon M. Vivoda
To assess the staffing patterns of direct care nursing staff by shift in nursing homes (NHs), assisted living communities (ALCs), and their corresponding memory care units (MCUs).
Ian Matt Nelson • Heather L. Menne • John R. Bowblis • Amy E. Elliot
The purpose of the current study is to examine the association between hydration status and cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults, drawing from a large, nationally representative sampl...
Benjamin Katz • Kevin P. Davy • Katelyn J. Singer • Brenda M. Davy
To examine the relationship between changes in nursing staff-hours per resident-day and injury-related emergency department (ED) visits among assisted living (AL) residents with Alzheimer disease a...
Elizabeth M. White • Portia Y. Cornell • Ian Matt Nelson • Cassandra L. Hua • Kali S. Thomas
Impact of Acute Dopamine Replacement on Cognitive Function in Parkinson's Disease
PD causes striatal dopaminergic denervation in a posterior/dorsal to anterior/ventral gradient, leaving motor and associative cortico-striato-pallido-thalamic loops differentially susceptible to hy...
Christopher Morrow • Jared T. Hinkle • Kate Perepezko • Joseph Seemiller • Vidyulata Kamath • Gregory M. Pontone • Kelly A. Mills
Preference assessment is integral to person-centered treatment planning for older adults with communication impairments.
Vanessa L. Burshnic-Neal • Eleanor S. McConnell • Rachel H. Topper • Katherine M. Abbott • Kimberly Van Haitsma • Kelly Knollman-Porter
Through the Montessori Looking-Glass: Barriers to Implementing a Montessori-Based Intervention
Montessori methods are used with individuals with dementia to create meaningful, inclusive, failure-free activities that enhance quality of life.
Kathleen M. Farfsing • Jennifer M. Kinney • Leah M. Janssen
Book club experiences, engagement, and reading support use by people with aphasia
People with chronic aphasia often exhibit a decrease in social engagement and reading ability that negatively influences quality of life
Kelly Knollman-Porter • Samantha K. Julian
Effects of written, auditory and combined modalities on comprehension for people with aphasia
People with aphasia experience reading challenges affecting participation in daily activities.
Darbi R. Ruff • Karen Hux • Kelly Knollman-Porter • Brielle L. Hoagland • Jessica A. Brown • Sarah E. Wallace
Narrative comprehension by people with aphasia given single versus combined modality presentation
People with aphasia experience comprehension impairments that hinder participation in daily activities.
Jessica A. Brown • Kelly Knollman-Porter • Sarah E. Wallace • Karen Hux
