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New ‘weapon in our arsenal’: Antibody drug cuts COVID risk by 80 percent in LTC residents

January 29, 2021
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody drug reduces the risk of contracting symptomatic COVID-19 among long-term care residents by up to 80%, according to new results from a phase 3 trial. Industry advocates are hailing the news. Eight weeks after...

Undercounted New York Nursing Home Deaths Revive Debate on Controversial Andrew Cuomo Order

January 29, 2021
AMDA in the News
Newsweek
COVID-19
New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a report released Thursday that it was likely state health officials undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50 percent, bringing a controversial decision Governor Andrew Cuomo made...

Provider Awareness of Practice Guidelines Is Key to Appropriate Use of PPIs

January 28, 2021
Press Release
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are proven medications of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other disorders. However, the significant increase in use of PPIs for ill-defined indications over the years has been associated with...

Alcohol Consumption Policies in Nursing Homes Need to Balance Public Health, Resident Rights, and Legal Issues

January 26, 2021
Press Release
Nearly half (43.9%) of people aged 65 and older in the United States consume alcohol. It’s not unusual for many individuals to want to continue drinking in some capacity after they enter a nursing home (NH). But this can become complicated with the...

Breaking the Traditional Bond: Few Patients Retain Their Family Practitioner After LTC Admission

December 22, 2020
Press Release
The relationship between a patient and a family practitioner is a special bond that many people find to be indispensable. In fact, “relational continuity,” the therapeutic relationship between a patient and one or more providers spanning various...

After Hospitalization for Pneumonia, Outcomes Are Poor for Many Nursing Home Residents

December 17, 2020
Press Release
Pneumonia is a common cause of hospitalization for nursing home (NH) residents, and this has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. While hospitalization may be necessary and appropriate to manage pneumonia in some residents, what happens when...

AMDA’s new COVID vaccine PowerPoint can help answer resident, staff concerns

December 9, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
A new toolkit created by industry clinicians aims to help long-term care operators directly address the questions staff members, residents and their families are asking about COVID-19 vaccines and getting vaccinated. The kit includes a PowerPoint...

AMDA Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Education Toolkit

December 8, 2020
Press Release
COVID-19
Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has released a COVID-19 vaccine education toolkit to answer the questions PALTC staff, patients, residents, and family members have about the vaccines. The Centers...

Unconscionable’ CMS services cuts may hamstring providers, LTC advocates say

December 3, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Long-term care advocates are seeking relief from Congress after a new round of pay cuts to Medicare therapy reimbursement threatens to hamstring providers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services disclosed this week that it has finalized...

CMS Cut to Primary Care Services in Nursing Facilities/Assisted Living/Home Health by Nearly 10% Is Unconscionable

December 2, 2020
Press Release
Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine strongly opposes policy the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized on December 1, 2020, to cut payments for evaluation and management (E&M)...