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COVID-19 Infection Prevention and the Medical Director

July 9, 2020
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
COVID-19
JULY 2020 Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD The COVID-19 pandemic has been a nightmare for everyone associated with nursing facilities, with the most severe devastation landing on their residents. Outbreaks have wiped out a large swath of these precious,...

First national LTC group endorses nationwide end-of-life care form

July 6, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
The first national organization to officially endorse the adoption of a national Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form has emerged. AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced Thursday that its board...

AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes

July 6, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
A nationally recognizable Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form would give seriously ill or frail seniors the ability to communicate treatment preferences across care settings, according to the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term...

AMDA Formally Endorses a National POLST Form

July 2, 2020
Press Release
Columbia, MD, and Washington, DC – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and National POLST are excited to announce that AMDA is the first national organization to formally endorse and support the adoption of a national POLST...

Pittsburgh doctor joins federal commission to protect nursing homes from future outbreaks

June 29, 2020
AMDA in the News
MSN News
COVID-19
WASHINGTON — The outbreak of COVID-19 has in many ways been the ultimate test for David Nace, who has dedicated his academic research and professional career to protecting residents in long-term care facilities from infection. © Provided by...

Collaborative Quality Improvement Efforts Can Positively Impact Antipsychotic Use

June 24, 2020
Press Release
Antipsychotics
Reducing antipsychotic use in nursing homes is an ongoing priority for clinicians and their teams. A study in the June issue of JAMDA suggests that substantial improvements in the use of these drugs may be achieved through targeted, collaborative...

Nursing homes increase capacity to care for residents after COVID-19 hospitalization

June 23, 2020
AMDA in the News
Healio
COVID-19
Older adults are among the most vulnerable populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for eight out of 10 deaths from the virus in the United States, according to the CDC. Nursing homes, in particular, have experienced a high burden...

Study: Advance Care Planning Training Leads to Better Conversations for People with Dementia

June 17, 2020
Press Release
Training practitioners about advance care planning (ACP) for patients with dementia significantly increased the incidence of ACP conversations and the number of medical and non-medical preferences discussed, according to a study in the June issue of...

CDC releases updated consolidated testing guidelines for nursing homes

June 16, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
Testing a nursing home resident for COVID-19 more than once in a 24-hour period is not being encouraged by the federal government under updated guidance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend released consolidated...

Gov. Cuomo is still failing New York’s nursing homes

June 9, 2020
AMDA in the News
New York Post
COVID-19
On June 3, my nursing home reached a milestone: Our last known COVID-19 patient was released from quarantine, marking, we hope, the end of the crisis that overtook us in March. But we aren’t celebrating. The state Department of Health soon arrived...