A. “Adult Day Services Center Participant Characteristics: United States, 2018,” by Jessica Penn Lendon and Priyanka Singh (Data Brief No. 411, September 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db411.htm
B. “Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics: United States, 2018,” by Christine Caffrey, Manisha Sengupta, and Amanuel Melekin (Data Brief No. 410, September 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
“CMS’s COVID-19 Data Included Required Information From the Vast Majority of Nursing Homes, but CMS Could Take Actions To Improve Completeness and Accuracy of the Data,” (A-09-20-02005, September 2021, .pdf format, 37p.).
A. “Impact of COVID-19 on excess mortality, life expectancy, and years of life lost in the United States,” by Eunice Y. S. Chan, Davy Cheng, and Janet Martin (PLoS ONE 16(9): e0256835. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256835, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256835
B. “Interpreting COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents in the US: The changing role of facility quality over time,” by Debasree Das Gupta, Uma Kelekar, Sidney C. Turner, Anupam A. Sule, and Taya G. Jerman (PLoS ONE 16(9): e0256767. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256767, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256767
“Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant — National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1–August 1, 2021,” by Srinivas Nanduri, Tamara Pilishvili, Gordana Derado, Minn Minn Soe, Philip Dollard, Hsiu Wu, Qunna Li, Suparna Bagchi, Heather Dubendris, Ruth Link-Gelles, John A. Jernigan, Daniel Budnitz, Jeneita Bell, Andrea Benin, Nong Shang, Jonathan R. Edwards, Jennifer R. Verani, and Stephanie J. Schrag (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 70, No. 34, August 26, 2021, .pdf and HTML format, p. 1163-1166).
A. “The expectations and acceptability of a smart nursing home model among Chinese elderly people: A mixed methods study protocol,” by Yuanyuan Zhao, Shariff-Ghazali Sazlina, Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani, Jing Su, and Boon-How Chew (PLoS ONE 16(8): e0255865. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255865, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 19p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255865
B. “Temporal and regional trends of antibiotic use in long-term aged care facilities across 39 countries, 1985-2019: Systematic review and meta-analysis,” by Magdalena Z. Raban, Peter J. Gates, Claudia Gasparini, and Johanna I. Westbrook (PLoS ONE 16(8): e0256501. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256501, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 24p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256501
“COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities through June 2021,” by Priya Chidambaram and Rachel Garfield (July 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 9p.).
“Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel Working in Long-Term Care Facilities, by Job Category, National Healthcare Safety Network — United States, March 2021,” by James T. Lee, Sandy P. Althomsons, Hsiu Wu, Daniel S. Budnitz, Elizabeth J. Kalayil, Megan C. Lindley, Cassandra Pingali, Carolyn B. Bridges, Andrew I. Geller, Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, Samuel B. Graitcer, James A. Singleton, and Suchita A. Patel (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 70, No. 30, July 29, 2021, .pdf and HTML format, p. 1036-1039).
“Effect of Bamlanivimab vs Placebo on Incidence of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff of Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Myron S. Cohen, Ajay Nirula, Mark J. Mulligan, Richard M. Novak, Mary Marovich, Catherine Yen, Alexander Stemer, Stockton M. Mayer, David Wohl, Blair Brengle, Brian T. Montague,Ian Frank, Russell J. McCulloh, Carl J. Fichtenbaum, Brad Lipson, Nashwa Gabra, Julio A. Ramirez, Christine Thai, Wairimu Chege, Margarita M. Gomez Lorenzo, Nirupama Sista, Jennifer Farrior, Meredith E. Clement, Elizabeth R. Brown, Kenneth L. Custer, Jacob Van Naarden, Andrew C. Adams, Andrew E. Schade, Matan C. Dabora, Jack Knorr, Karen L. Price, Janelle Sabo, Jay L. Tuttle, Paul Klekotka, Lei Shen, and Daniel M. Skovronsky, for the BLAZE-2 Investigators (Vol. 326, No. 1, July 6, 2021, p. 46-55).
“COVID-19 Had a Devastating Impact on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes During 2020,” (OEI-02-20-00490, June 2021, .pdf format, 11p.).
“How Do CMS’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting and Education Rules Apply To Different Long-Term Care Settings?” by Priya Chidambaram and MaryBeth Musumeci (June 2021, HTML format).
A. “Life expectancy in care homes, England and Wales: 2011 to 2012,” (June 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 13.).
B. “Coronavirus and vaccination rates in people aged 70 years and over by socio-demographic characteristic, England: 8 December 2020 to 9 May 2021,” (June 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 4p.).
“Number of teeth and masticatory function are associated with sarcopenia and diabetes mellitus status among community-dwelling older adults: A Shimane CoHRE study,” by Takafumi Abe, Kazumichi Tominaga, Yuichi Ando, Yuta Toyama, Miwako Takeda, Masayuki Yamasaki, Kenta Okuyama, Tsuyoshi Hamano, Minoru Isomura, Toru Nabika, and Shozo Yano (PLoS ONE 16(6): e0252625. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252625, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252625
“Coverage Implications of Policies to Lower the Age of Medicare Eligibility,” by Rachel Garfield, Matthew Rae, and Robin Rudowitz (May 2021, HTML format).
“International Review of Innovations to Protect Nursing Home Residents from Infectious Diseases such as COVID-19,” by Susan C. Reinhard and Jane A. Tilly (May 2021, .pdf format, 36p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2021/ltss-choices-international-review.html
“COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Most Homes Had Multiple Outbreaks and Weeks of Sustained Transmission from May 2020 through January 2021,” (GAO-21-367, May 2021, .pdf format, 24p.).
“CMS Could Improve the Data It Uses To Monitor Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes,” (OEI-07-19-00490, May 2021, .pdf format, 22p.).
“Understanding frailty among older people living in old age homes and the community in Nepal: A cross-sectional study,” by Richa Shah, Rogie Royce Carandang, Akira Shibanuma, Ken Ing Cherng Ong, Junko Kiriya, and Masamine Jimba (PLoS ONE 16(4): e0251016. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251016, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251016
“Antimicrobial Use in a Cohort of US Nursing Homes, 2017,” by Nicola D. Thompson, Nimalie D. Stone, Cedric J. Brown, Austin R. Penna, Taniece R. Eure, Wendy M. Bamberg, Grant R. Barney, Devra Barter, Paula Clogher, Malini B. DeSilva, Ghinwa Dumyati, Linda Frank, Christina B. Felsen, Deborah Godine, Lourdes Irizarry, Marion A. Kainer, Linda Li, Ruth Lynfield, J. P. Mahoehney, Meghan Maloney, Joelle Nadle, Valerie L. S. Ocampo, Rebecca Pierce, Susan M. Ray, Sarah Shrum Davis, Marla Sievers, Krithika Srinivasan, Lucy E. Wilson, Alexia Y. Zhang, and Shelley S. Magill (Vol. 325, No. 13, April 6, 2021, p. 1286-1295).
Health Affairs (Vol. 40, No. 4, April 2021).
“LTSS Choices: Adult Family Care – A Viable Alternative to Nursing Homes,” by Robert Mollica and Kathleen Ujvari (March 2021, .pdf format, 17p.).
“A National Tragedy: COVID-19 in the Nation’s Nursing Homes,” a hearing held March 17, 2021 (witness statement available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing at the site, running time 2 hours 52 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 33:14 mark.
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/a-national-tragedy-covid-19-in-the-nations-nursing-homes
“CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities To Do More,” (OEI-04-18-00451, March 2021, .pdf format, 43p.).
Health Affairs (Vol. 40, No. 3, March 2021).
www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/40/3
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (Vol. 36, No. 1, March 2021).
link.springer.com/journal/10823/volumes-and-issues/36-1
Journals of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 76A, No. 3, March 2021).
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Do Required Minimum Distribution 401(k) Rules Matter, and For Whom? Insights from a Lifecycle Model,” by Vanya Horneff, Raimond Maurer & Olivia S. Mitchell (w28490, February 2021, .pdf format, 38p.).
B. “Does Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Benefit Patients? Evidence from Nursing Homes,” by Atul Gupta, Sabrina T. Howell, Constantine Yannelis & Abhinav Gupta (w28474, February 2021, .pdf format, 76p.).
“Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020,” by Suparna Bagchi, Josephine Mak, Qunna Li, Edward Sheriff, Elisabeth Mungai, Angela Anttila, Minn Minn Soe, Jonathan R. Edwards, Andrea L. Benin, Daniel A. Pollock, Evan Shulman, Shari Ling, Jean Moody-Williams, Lee A. Fleisher, Arjun Srinivasan, and Jeneita M. Bell (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, Vol. 70, No. 2, January 15, 2021, .pdf and HTML format, p. 52-55).
A. “Health conditions of potential risk for severe Covid-19 in institutionalized elderly people,” by Mayara Priscilla Dantas Araújo, Vilani Medeiros de Araújo Nunes, Larissa de Albuquerque Costa, Talita Araujo de Souza, Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres, and Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre ( PLoS ONE 16(1): e0245432. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245432, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245432
B. “#Caremongering: A community-led social movement to address health and social needs during COVID-19,” by Hsien Seow, Kayla McMillan, Margaret Civak, Daryl Bainbridge, Alison van der Wal, Christa Haanstra, Jodeme Goldhar, and Samantha Winemaker (PLoS ONE 16(1): e0245483. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245483, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245483
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Another brick on the Wall: On the Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being,” by Rosangela Bando, Sebastian Galiani & Paul Gertler (w28318, January 2021, .pdf format, 40p.).
B. “Robots and Labor in the Service Sector: Evidence from Nursing Homes,” by Karen Eggleston, Yong Suk Lee & Toshiaki Iizuka (w28322, January 2021, .pdf format, 38p.).
C. “The Behavioral Foundations of Default Effects: Theory and Evidence from Medicare Part D,” by Zarek C. Brot-Goldberg, Timothy Layton, Boris Vabson & Adelina Yanyue Wang (w28331, January 2021, .pdf format, 61p.).
“Nobody ever questions—Polypharmacy in care homes: A mixed methods evaluation of a multidisciplinary medicines optimisation initiative,” by Sue Jordan, Hayley Prout, Neil Carter, John Dicomidis, Jamie Hayes, Jeffrey Round, and Andrew Carson-Stevens (PLoS ONE 16(1): e0244519. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244519, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 26p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0244519
A. “Nursing home staff networks and COVID-19,” by M. Keith Chen, Judith A. Chevalier, and Elisa F. Long (Vol. 118, No. 1, January 5, 2021, e2015455118).
www.pnas.org/content/118/1/e2015455118.abstract?etoc
B. “The Parkinson’s disease-associated gene ITPKB protects against {alpha}-synuclein aggregation by regulating ER-to-mitochondria calcium release,” by Daniel J. Apicco, Evgeny Shlevkov, Catherine L. Nezich, David T. Tran, Edward Guilmette, Justin W. Nicholatos, Collin M. Bantle, Yi Chen, Kelly E. Glajch, Neeta A. Abraham, Lan T. Dang, G. Campbell Kaynor, Ellen A. Tsai, Khanh-Dung H. Nguyen, Joost Groot, YuTing Liu, Andreas Weihofen, Jessica A. Hurt, Heiko Runz, and Warren D. Hirst (Vol. 118, No. 1, January 5, 2021, e2006476118).
“LTSS Choices: Small-House Nursing Homes,” by Susan C. Reinhard and Edem Hado (January 2021, .pdf format, 11p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2021/ltss-choices-small-house-nursing-homes/
A. “Onsite Surveys of Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: March 23-May 30, 2020,” (OEI-01-20-00430, December 2020, .pdf format, 51p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-01-20-00430.asp
B. “Despite Savings on Many Lab Tests in 2019, Total Medicare Spending Increased Slightly Because of Increased Utilization for Certain High-Priced Tests,” (OEI-09-20-00450,” December 2020, .pdf format, p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-09-20-00450.asp
A. “Geographic distribution of hospice, homecare, and nursing home facilities and access to end-of-life care among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Appalachia,” by Sadie P. Hutson, Ashley Golden, and Agricola Odoi (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243814. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243814, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243814
B. “Association between objectively measured walking steps and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study,” by Noriyuki Kimura, Yasuhiro Aso, Kenichi Yabuuchi, and Etsuro Matsubara (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243910. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243910, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243910
“LTSS Choices: COVID-19 and Nursing Home Residents,” by Susan C. Reinhard and Jane Tilly (December 2020, .pdf format, 17p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/covid-and-nursing-home-residents.html
A. “An integrative systematic review of creative arts interventions for older informal caregivers of people with neurological conditions,” by J. Yoon Irons, Gulcan Garip, Ainslea J. Cross, David Sheffield, and Jamie Bird (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243461. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243461, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 25p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243461
B. “Time from dementia diagnosis to nursing-home admission and death among persons with dementia: A multistate survival analysis,” by Marit Mjørud, Geir Selbæk, Espen Bjertness, Trine Holt Edwin, Knut Engedal, Anne-Brita Knapskog, and Bjørn Heine Strand (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243513. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243513, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243513
C. “Socioeconomic and behavioral determinants of cardiovascular diseases among older adults in Belgium and France: A longitudinal analysis from the SHARE study,” by Hamid Yimam Hassen, Hilde Bastiaens, Kathleen Van Royen, and Steven Abrams (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243422. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243422, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243422
D. “Extent of aging across education and income subgroups in Thailand: Application of a characteristic-based age approach,” by Wiraporn Pothisiri, Orawan Prasitsiriphon, and Wichai Aekplakorn ( PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243081. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243081, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243081
“Characteristics of Residential Care Communities by Percentage of Resident Population Diagnosed With Dementia: United States, 2016,” by Manisha Sengupta and Christine Caffrey (National Health Statistics Report No. 148, December 2020, .pdf format, 7p.).
A. “COVID-19 Intensifies Nursing Home Workforce Challenges,” by Noelle Denny-Brown, Denise Stone, Burke Hays, and Dayna Gallaghe (October 2020, .pdf format, 45p.).
aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/covid-19-intensifies-nursing-home-workforce-challenges
B. “Changes In Home Health Care Use In Medicare Advantage Compared To Traditional Medicare, 2011-2016,” by Peter J. Huckfeldt, Stephen Zuckerman, Laura Skopec, Joshua Aarons, Robert A. Berenson, Judith Feder, and Douglas Wissoker (September 2020, .pdf format, 22p.).
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Nursing Home Quality, COVID-19 Deaths, and Excess Mortality,” by Christopher J. Cronin & William N. Evans (w28012, October 2020, .pdf format, 47p.).
B. “The Age Profile of Life-satisfaction After Age 65 in the U.S.,” by Péter Hudomiet, Michael D. Hurd & Susann Rohwedder (w28037, October 2020, .pdf format, 29p.).
“Deaths in the care sector, England and Wales: 2019,” (October 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 25p.).
A. “The pandemic’s effect on the widening gap in mortality rate between the U.S. and peer countries,” by Giorlando Ramirez, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox (October 2020, HTML format).
B. “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Nursing Homes,” by Priya Chidambaram, Tricia Neuman, and Rachel Garfield (October 2020, HTML format).
“The state of health care and adult social care in England 2019/20,” (October 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 108p.).
“AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard,” (October 2020, .pdf format). Note: Data sheets available for each state.
www.aarp.org/ppi/issues/caregiving/info-2020/nursing-home-covid-dashboard.html
“States Continued To Fall Short in Meeting Required Timeframes for Investigating Nursing Home Complaints: 2016-2018,” (OEI-01-19-00421, September 2020, .pdf format, 32p.).
A. “Interfaces between the aged care and health systems in Australia—movements between aged care and hospital 2016–17,” (September 2020, .pdf format, 15p.).
www.aihw.gov.au/reports/aged-care/movements-between-aged-care-and-hospital/contents/summary
B. “Interfaces between the aged care and health systems in Australia—GP use by people living in permanent residential aged care 2012–13 to 2016–17,” (September 2020, .pdf format, 11p.).
www.aihw.gov.au/reports/aged-care/gp-use-by-people-in-permanent-residential-care/contents/summary
A. “Overlooked and Undercounted: The Growing Impact of COVID-19 on Assisted Living Facilities,” by Sarah True, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Priya Chidambaram, and Tricia Neuman (August 2020, HTML format).
B. “Key Questions About the Impact of Coronavirus on Long-Term Care Facilities Over Time,” by Priya Chidambaram (August 2020, .pdf format).
“Prevalence of Psychotropic and Opioid Prescription Fills Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia in the US,” by Donovan T. Maust, Julie Strominger, Julie P. W. Bynum, Kenneth M. Langa, Lauren B. Gerlach, Kara Zivin, and Steven C. Marcus (Vol. 324, No. 7, August 18, 2020, p. 706-708).
“Facility-Wide Teting for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes — Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March–June 2020,” by Kelly M. Hatfield, Sujan C. Reddy, Kaitlin Forsberg, Lauren Korhonen, Kelley Garner, Trent Gulley, Allison James, Naveen Patil, Carla Bezold, Najibah Rehman, Marla Sievers, Benjamin Schram, Tracy K. Miller, Molly Howell, Claire Youngblood, Hannah Ruegner, Rachel Radcliffe, Allyn Nakashima, Michael Torre, Kayla Donohue, Paul Meddaugh, Mallory Staskus, Brandon Attell, Caitlin Biedron, Peter Boersma, Lauren Epstein, Denise Hughes; Meghan Lyman, Leigh E. Preston, Guillermo V. Sanchez, Sukarma Tanwar, Nicola D. Thompson, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Amber Vasquez, and John A. Jernigan (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, Vol. 69, No. 32, August 14, 2020, .pdf and HTML format, p. 1095-1099).
“Seniors in Transition: Exploring Pathways Across the Care Continuum,” (August 2020, .pdf format, 44p.).
www.cihi.ca/en/seniors-in-transition-exploring-pathways-across-the-care-continuum
“Key Questions About Nursing Home Regulation and Oversight in the Wake of COVID-19,” by MaryBeth Musumeci and Priya Chidambaram (August 2020, HTML format).
“Some Nursing Homes’ Reported Staffing Levels in 2018 Raise Concerns; Consumer Transparency Could Be Increased,” (OEI-04-18-00450, August 2020, .pdf format, 37p.).
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