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AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Names 2019 Choosing Wisely® Champions

April 30, 2019
Press Release
Two clinician teams have been named 2019 Choosing Wisely ® Champions by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The award honors individual clinicians and teams of clinicians who have gone above and beyond to make significant...

Study: Heart Failure Patients at Greatest Readmission Risk Immediately After SNF Discharge to Home

April 24, 2019
Press Release
Falls, Risk
Patients with heart failure who are discharged home after a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay are at greatest risk for readmission in the first two days, according to a study in the April issue of JAMDA. However, this risk is lessened with longer...

Study Identifies Factors Inhibiting Rural Home and Community-Based Services Access

April 16, 2019
Press Release
Rural patients continue to face challenges accessing adequate home health care services, supports, and resources. A new study in the April issue of JAMDA suggests that addressing this issue calls for stakeholder collaboration and comprehensive...

‘Talking the Talk’: Advancing End-of-Life Conversations

April 16, 2019
AMDA in the News
Hospice News
Identifying patients in need of hospice earlier in the course of their illness is a business and moral imperative for hospice providers. Though conversations about end of life are difficult for everyone involved, including clinicians and social...

Reduce Hospital Readmissions With Effective SNF-to-Home Transitions

April 15, 2019
AMDA in the News
HealthLeaders
New data shows that patients discharged from a skilled nursing facility to home face the highest risk of readmission in the first two days after SNF discharge. KEY TAKEAWAYS Readmissions are a key financial and quality metric for hospitals. New data...

It’s Not Pot: What Senior Living Providers Should Know About CBD

April 8, 2019
AMDA in the News
Senior Housing News
Overall, however, there is little known about how CBD affects users, including seniors, according to Dr. Cari Levy, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and immediate past-president of AMDA – The Society for...

Quality Improvement Awards Recognize Innovative Projects

April 4, 2019
Press Release
Efforts to improve quality of life, prevent falls, and improve collaboration between the hospital and the skilled nursing facility (SNF) were recognized with Quality Improvement (QI) awards during AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...

Assisted living finds itself at troubling crossroads

April 4, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
It’s no secret that more assisted living communities are competing with skilled care operators for high-need residents. But a recent piece in the New York Times is sure to raise troubling questions about this emerging strategy. The story in question...

AMDA’s Foundation Recognizes Top Leaders: Visionaries Crecelius, Smith, and Pandya Given Highest Honors

April 4, 2019
Press Release
During the AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) annual conference in Atlanta, GA, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, an affiliate of AMDA, announced the recipients of its three highest...

Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living

March 29, 2019
AMDA in the News
The New York Times
As residents become older and more frail, some facilities are bringing in doctors and nurses instead of relying on 911. “The assisted living industry has to recognize that the model of residents going out to see their own doctors hasn’t worked for a...