The Minimum Data Set: An Opportunity to Improve Spasticity Screening.

Spasticity is a common movement disorder that arises from trauma or disease affecting the central nervous system. Untreated spasticity can result in limitations in completing activities of daily living, painful limb contractures, and other conditions associated with loss of mobility. In the long-term care setting, this treatable condition is prevalent, yet often unrecognized likely because of a lack of spasticity-trained practitioners.

Polysomnographic and clinical correlates of behaviorally observed daytime sleep in nursing home residents.

Background: The causes of daytime sleepiness among nursing home residents have not been well recognized. This study examines clinical and polysomnographic factors that are associated with daytime sleepiness among nursing home residents.

Methods: One hundred seventy-four nursing home residents from eight nursing homes in Atlanta, Georgia, participated in the study.