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Society Recommends Comfort Feeding over SED by AD for Residents with Advanced Dementia

November 12, 2019
Press Release
Although most conversations about stopping eating and drinking by advance directives (SED by AD) focus on patient autonomy and the right to determine one’s care, authors of a Society white paper in the November issue of JAMDA said that the ethical...

Push to Reduce Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes May Have Boosted Costly Hospitalizations

October 27, 2019
AMDA in the News
Skilled Nursing News
The regulatory push to reduce antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes may be correlated to a rise in risk factors for avoidable and non-avoidable hospitalization among residents with behavioral health issues, according to a recent study published in...

Behavioral Issues Impact Hospitalization Risk: Study

October 25, 2019
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
​Residents of nursing centers who have behavioral health disorders (BHD) have a significantly higher risk of potentially unavoidable hospital admissions, according to a new study in the October issue of JAMDA . The study also found that residents...

Residents with behavioral issues have higher hospitalization risk than those with Alzheimer’s, dementia: study

October 23, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
An increased focus on avoidable hospitalizations among nursing home residents could be impacting some residents, a new study suggests. Nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have a lower risk of potentially avoidable...

Study Shows that Behavioral Issues Impact Hospitalization Risk

October 23, 2019
Press Release
Nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease/related dementias (ADRD) and/or behavioral health disorders (BHD) are often believed to be at high risk of hospitalization. However, a study in the October issue of JAMDA determined that residents with...

Study: Ombudsmen Presence During Survey May Result in Increased Deficiencies, Scores

October 17, 2019
Press Release
Ombudsmen play a vital role in nursing home quality assurance, acting as impartial mediators and resident advocates throughout the year. However, when they are present during surveys, a new study in the October issue of JAMDA suggests, it can result...

Ombudsman presence could worsen survey outcomes for nursing homes, study finds

October 17, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Nursing homes could be subject to worse deficiency outcomes — which could lead to fines and a decreased star rating — if an ombudsman is present during annual surveys, according to new research. Investigators with Penn State and Miami universities...

AMDA lends new expertise to MyDirectives platform

October 17, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, AMDA, is partnering with ADVault , creator of digital advance care planning tools, to add clinical content to the MyDirectives® digital platform. AMDA’s advance care planning content, the...

On-Site Ombudsmen Lead to More Skilled Nursing Deficiencies on Surveys

October 17, 2019
AMDA in the News
Skilled Nursing News
When an ombudsman remains on site during post-acute and long-term care facility surveys, the building’s quality scores may be negatively affected, according to a study in published this week in JAMDA, journal of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and...

AMDA PARTNERS WITH ADVAULT ON MYDIRECTIVES® PLATFORM LEADING MEDICAL ORGANIZATION PUSHES FOR ADVANCE CARE PLANNING QUALITY

October 11, 2019
Press Release
Columbia, Maryland, October 10, 2019 — AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA), representing the community of over 50,000 clinicians in the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting, today announced its partnership...