Publications

Book

Caspi, E. (October 2021). Understanding and Preventing Harmful Resident-to-Resident Interactions in Dementia. Health Professions Press.

Link: https://www.healthpropress.com/product/understanding-and-preventing-harmful-interactions-between-residents-with-dementia/

Caspi, E. (August, 2023). Children’s Book on Alzheimer’s – What I’ve Learned About Grandma’s Memory:

Publications (peer-review journals) 

Caspi, E. (November 22, 2023). Residents’ Fear of Retaliation in America’s Nursing Homes: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Online First.

Caspi, E., Xue, W-L, Liu, P. (2023). Theft of controlled substances in long-term care homes: An exploratory study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(7), 1588-1599.

Liu, P., Caspi, E. Cheng, C-W. (2021). Complaints matter. Seriousness of elder mistreatment citations in nursing homes nationwide. Journal of Applied Gerontology. First Published September 4, 2021.

Caspi, E. (2018). The circumstances surrounding the death of 105 elders as a result of resident-to-resident incidents in dementia in long-term care homes. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 30(4), 284-308.

Caspi, E. (2019). Trust at stake: Is the “dual mission” of the U.S. Alzheimer’s Association out of balance? Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 18(5), 1629-1650.

Caspi, E. (2017). A federal survey deficiency citation is needed for resident-to-resident aggression in U.S. nursing homes. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 29(4), 193-212.

Caspi, E. (2015). Aggressive behaviors between residents with dementia in an assisted living residence. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 14(4), 528-546.

McDonald, L., Hitzig, S.L., Pillemer, K.A., Lachs, M.S., Beaulieu, M., Brownell, P., Burnes, D., Caspi, E., Du Mont, J., Gadsby, R., Goergen, T., Gutman, G., Hirst, S.P., Holmes, C., Khattak, S., Lowenstein, A., McNeil, S., Mirza, R.M., Moorhouse, A., Podnieks, E., Rideout, R., Robitaille, A., Rochon, P., Rosenberg, J., Sheppard, C., Tamblyn, Watts, L., & Thomas, C. (2015) Developing a research agenda on resident-to-resident aggression: Recommendations from a consensus conference. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27, 146–167.

Caspi, E. (2014). Wayfinding difficulties among elders with dementia in an Assisted Living Residence. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 13(4), 429-450.

 Caspi, E. (2014). Does self-neglect occur among older adults with dementia when unsupervised in Assisted Living? An exploratory, observational study. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 26(2), 123-149.

Anderson, N.D., Damianakis, T., Kroger, E., Wagner, L.M., Dawson, D.R., Binns, M.A., Bernstein, S., Caspi, E., & Cook, S.L., & The BRAVO Team (August 25, 2014). The Benefits Associated with Volunteering Among Seniors: A Critical Review and Recommendations for Future Research. Psychological Bulletin. Advance online publication.

Caro, F.G., Burr, J.A., Caspi, E., and Mutchler, J.E. (2010). Motives that bridge diverse activities of older people. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 34(2), 115-134.

Caro, F.G., Caspi, E., Burr, J.A., and Mutchler, J.E. (2009). Global activity motivation and activities of older people. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 33(3), 191-208.

 Caspi, E., Silverstein, N.M., Porell, F., and Kwan, N. (2009). Physician outpatient contacts and hospitalizations among cognitively-impaired elderly. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 5(1), 30-42.

Editorial

Caspi, E. (2016). Deaths as a result of resident-to-resident altercations in dementia in long-term care homes: A need for research, policy, and prevention. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(1), 7-11.

Letters to the Editor

Caspi, E. (2015). Policy Recommendation: The National Center for Prevention of Resident-to-Resident Aggression in Dementia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16, 527-534.

 Caspi, E. (2013). Time for change: Persons with dementia and “behavioral expressions,” not “behavior symptoms.” Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 14(10), 768-769.

Caspi, E. (2013). M.D.S. 3.0 – A giant step forward but what about items on resident-to-resident aggression? Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 14(8), 624-625.