Publications

Pneumonia is a frequent cause of hospitalization among nursing home (NH) residents, but little information is available as to how clinical presentation and other characteristics relate to hospitalization, and the differential use of antimicrobials based on hospitalization status. This study examined how hospitalized and nonhospitalized NH residents with pneumonia differ.

Existing studies cannot evaluate the time-varying properties of frailty and polypharmacy despite raising concerns about their combined effects in older individuals.This study investigated the longitudinal association between different combined statuses of frailty and polypharmacy on risks of adverse outcomes.

Maintenance of independence is a challenge for nursing home residents whose pain is often substantial. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between pain perception and care dependency in a population of Dutch nursing home residents.

A machine-learning model trained on COVID-19 outcomes from 1,146 NHs identified a NH’s county’s infection rate, number of units, historical health deficiencies from CMS inspections, percent of non-Hispanic White residents, and density as predictive of infection risk.