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Study Suggests Approaches to Creating Antibiograms for Long-Term Care Facilities

September 25, 2018
Press Release
Antibiograms are important clinical tools to help guide antimicrobial therapy and support antibiotic stewardship. However, it is challenging for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to create antibiograms due to the low number of bacterial isolates...

Study: Dysphagia Independent Risk Factor for Mortality

September 12, 2018
Press Release
Dysphagia, marked by impaired swallowing, is a common problem in nursing homes, and typical signs of aging such as sarcopenia contribute to this condition. A new study in the September issue of JAMDA identified dysphagia as an independent risk...

Long-term care group recommends mandatory vaccinations during flu season

September 11, 2018
AMDA in the News
Long-term care group recommends mandatory vaccinations during flu season
Influenza
With the flu season looming this fall, one long-term care group is recommending mandatory vaccinations for nursing home personnel. The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, or AMDA, released its latest recommendations related to...

Listening wins again: Music therapy for dementia care

September 10, 2018
AMDA in the News
Listening wins again: Music therapy for dementia care
Listening to music appears to be more effective in reducing agitation, behavioral symptoms and anxiety for older adults with dementia than does singing or playing along with music, according to a study in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...

AMDA Releases Updated Recommendations on Annual Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Personnel

September 6, 2018
Press Release
Flu season is fast approaching. The 2017-2018 season was especially brutal for older adults, especially nursing home residents. Post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings such as nursing homes are a particularly dangerous environment for flu...

Assessing Dehydration Requires a Uniform Approach, Study Says

August 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
Provider Long Term and Post-Acute Care
Dehydration—a serious concern for skilled nursing center residents—can result in delirium, falls, constipation, urinary tract infections, and renal impairment. Identifying and assessing dehydration is also a concern, according to a new report in the...

Improved staff flu vaccination rates benefits everyone in LTC

August 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long Term Care News
It's August. As the 2018 influenza season approaches, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is again encouraging post-acute and long-term care facilities to strengthen their employee immunization programs to protect their...

Study Suggests Need for Uniform Method to Assess Dehydration in Older Adults

August 22, 2018
Press Release
Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance
Dehydration is a serious concern for nursing home residents and can result in delirium, falls, constipation, urinary tract infections, and renal impairment. An article in the August issue of JAMDA identifies some of the challenges and issues...

AMDA’s Laxton named to Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners.

August 21, 2018
AMDA in the News
People in the news, Aug. 21
Christopher E. Laxton, CAE, executive director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine , has been named to the Board of Examiners for the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by the Commerce Department's National...

LAXTON NAMED TO MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD BOARD OF EXAMINERS

August 15, 2018
Press Release
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Christopher E. Laxton, CAE, executive director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, to the Board of Examiners for the 2018 Malcolm...