Kenneth Lam
@drklam.bsky.social
Geriatrician, health services researcher, and Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado.
New paper in @jamainternalmed.com!
In it, we use data to examine a commonly held belief about what moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility (also known as a long-term care facility; or LTCF) does to your social life.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In it, we use data to examine a commonly held belief about what moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility (also known as a long-term care facility; or LTCF) does to your social life.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Socializing the Benefits of Entering Long-Term Care
In a 2024 US national poll 33% of older adults (age 50-80 years) reported experiencing loneliness and 29% reported feeling socially isolated.1 Nursing homes and assisted living facilities (collectivel...
jamanetwork.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New paper in @jamainternalmed.com!
In it, we use data to examine a commonly held belief about what moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility (also known as a long-term care facility; or LTCF) does to your social life.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In it, we use data to examine a commonly held belief about what moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility (also known as a long-term care facility; or LTCF) does to your social life.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I'm proud to announce our new paper!
Moving to a long-term care facility is a major late life decision. I know I've often benefitted from others' advice for my major life decisions. So I wondered: what advice is there for moving into an LTCF?
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Moving to a long-term care facility is a major late life decision. I know I've often benefitted from others' advice for my major life decisions. So I wondered: what advice is there for moving into an LTCF?
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
“Nobody Can Be Equipped for This”: Advice From New Residents of Long‐Term Care Facilities
Background The transition into a long-term care facility (LTCF) is difficult for older adults, prompting calls for clinicians to help guide and plan. Yet we know little about how those with lived ex...
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I'm proud to announce our new paper!
Moving to a long-term care facility is a major late life decision. I know I've often benefitted from others' advice for my major life decisions. So I wondered: what advice is there for moving into an LTCF?
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Moving to a long-term care facility is a major late life decision. I know I've often benefitted from others' advice for my major life decisions. So I wondered: what advice is there for moving into an LTCF?
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....