Abstract: BACKGROUND: While the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has long provided hospice care within VA community living centers (CLCs, i.e., VA nursing homes), an increasing …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Falls are the most common medication-related safety event in older adults. Deprescribing fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) may mitigate fall risk. This study …
Abstract: Background: Veterans Affairs (VA) home-based primary care (HBPC) provides comprehensive longitudinal care to patients with complex, chronic disabling disease. While …
Abstract: Background: Veterans Affairs (VA) home‐based primary care (HBPC) provides comprehensive longitudinal care to patients with complex, chronic disabling disease. While …
Abstract: Background: Older populations have suffered the highest rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated complications, including Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection …
Abstract: Background: Empowering Veterans to age in place is a Department of Veterans Affairs priority. Family or unpaid caregivers play an important role in supporting Veterans to …
Abstract: Background: Electronic frailty indices (eFIs) can expand measurement of frailty in research and practice and have demonstrated predictive validity in associations with …
Abstract: Background: The Coordinated Transitional Care (CTraC) program is a telephone-based, nurse-driven program shown to decrease readmissions. The aim of this project was to …
Abstract: In the article, the authors present their study to assess the influence of the social determinants of health (SDOH) on the post-discharge mortality of veteran patients …
Abstract: In the United States (US), the proportion of adults over the age of 65 years is increasing compared with other age-range cohorts. The aging population is expected to …
Abstract: Background: Older adult Veterans are at high risk for adverse health outcomes following hospitalization. Since physical function is one of the largest potentially …
Abstract: This commentary discusses the role of the Veterans Health Administration in researching aging and best practices in the care of older adults.