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New opioid guidelines arrive not a moment too soon

December 7, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Opioids
Following my C-section earlier this year, I was fortunate to be able to access heavy-duty pain medication. Until we discovered my pain pump wasn’t working. That was unfortunate, but luckily I was young(ish), in good health(ish) and had a new baby...

AMDA Approves Policy Statement on Opioid Use in Nursing Homes

December 5, 2018
Press Release
Opioids, Practitioners
The board of directors of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has approved a policy statement on opioid use in nursing homes. It calls for (1) providing access to opioids when indicated to relieve suffering and to...

AMDA Approves Policy Statement on Opioid Use in Nursing Homes

December 5, 2018
Press Release
Opioids, Practitioners
The board of directors of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has approved a policy statement on opioid use in nursing homes. It calls for (1) providing access to opioids when indicated to relieve suffering and to...

AMDA Approves Policy Statement on Opioid Use in Nursing Homes

December 5, 2018
Press Release
Opioids, Practitioners
The board of directors of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has approved a policy statement on opioid use in nursing homes. It calls for (1) providing access to opioids when indicated to relieve suffering and to...

AMDA Approves Policy Statement on Opioid Use in Nursing Homes

December 5, 2018
Press Release
Opioids, Practitioners
The board of directors of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has approved a policy statement on opioid use in nursing homes. It calls for (1) providing access to opioids when indicated to relieve suffering and to...

PALTC Providers Develop Smarter Pot Policies

December 4, 2018
AMDA in the News
Senior Housing News
Crafting marijuana policies in senior housing is tricky, but it’s becoming more important with each passing year. There’s a good chance of at least some marijuana or cannabis product use among any senior housing resident population, according to Dr...

New Outline Seeks to Give Providers Balance for Antipsychotic Prescribing

November 27, 2018
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
Antipsychotics
Patrick Connole ​A new study in JAMDA provides information on how skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) can continue to manage the prescription of antipsychotics at a time practitioners are using greater caution than ever in how they distribute such...

AMDA: Study Suggests Frailty As a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in Heart Failure

November 19, 2018
AMDA in the News
AMDA: Study Suggests Frailty As a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in H...
COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 15 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine issued the following news release: Frailty in the elderly has long been associated with an increased risk of falls, functional limitations, hospitalizations,...

Study Suggests Frailty as a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in Heart Failure

November 15, 2018
Press Release
Heart Failure
Frailty in the elderly has long been associated with an increased risk of falls, functional limitations, hospitalizations, and death. Now a new study in the November issue of JAMDA shows frailty as a significant predictor of all-cause mortality and...

Study: Further Policy, Institutional Support Needed to Encourage Appropriate Antipsychotic Prescribing

November 8, 2018
Press Release
Antipsychotics
While practitioners use great caution when prescribing antipsychotics for nursing home (NH) residents with dementia, implementing evidence-based antipsychotic prescribing practices can be challenging. A new study in the November issue of JAMDA...