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Objective: To identify best practices to support and grow the frontline nursing home workforce based on the lived experience of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and administrators during COVID-19.

Study Setting: Primary data collection with CNAs and administrators in six New York metro area nursing homes during fall 2020.

Study Design: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups exploring staffing challenges during COVID-19, strategies used to address them, and recommendations moving forward.

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Objective: To examine the relationship between antihypertensive drug deintensification and recurrent falls in long-term care.

Data Sources/settings: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) inpatient, outpatient, and purchased care data, Minimum Data Set assessments from VA nursing homes (NHs), and Medicare claims from fiscal years 2010 - 2015.

Study Design: We identified NH residents with evidence of overaggressive antihypertensive treatment, defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) 80-120 and an index fall.

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