“…Residents with PD stay in these institutions for approximately 3 years, yet little is known about the clinical characteristics and symptoms of this group, which mostly consists of people who are in the later stage of their disease. Two recent studies demonstrated that NH residents with PD were undertreated for motor symptoms, although interventions led to marked improvements in residents' functioning and quality of life . No prior study has focused on the prevalence and effect of nonmotor symptoms (NMS), such as sleep problems, autonomic dysfunction, and neuropsychiatric features, in this population.…”