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‘Reverse the narrative’ on bad staff to improve nursing home accountability

March 15, 2021
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Healthcare leaders and policymakers must “reverse the narrative” around incompetent or neglectful nursing home staff and work collaboratively to ensure care teams meet regulatory requirements, according to the medical leader of a large skilled...

With new nursing home guidelines, card games with grandpa are back, regardless of your vaccination status

March 13, 2021
AMDA in the News
CNN Health
COVID-19
You can hug your vaccinated grandpa and stay to play cards with him at his nursing home, even if you haven't been vaccinated, according to new Covid-19 guidance for nursing homes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The guidance goes...

AMDA’s Foundation Recognizes Top Leaders, Visionaries Eber, Resnick, Bellantoni Given Highest Honors

March 12, 2021
Press Release
Columbia, MD – The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine, an affiliate of AMDA – The Society for PALTC Medicine, has announced the recipients of its three highest achievement awards: Medical Director of the Year, the William...

AMDA urges safe, thoughtful approach in new reopening guidance

March 2, 2021
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, is recommending a “measured, stepwise approach” to resuming visitation and group activities in post-acute and long-term care settings while acknowledging gaps in clinical knowledge about...

With More Patients on Prolonged Ventilation, Many Can Receive Care at Home

February 17, 2021
Press Release
COVID-19
Nearly half a million patients receive prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) annually, at a cost of over $35 billion. With COVID-19 putting a substantial burden on hospitals and other health care settings, there is tremendous interest in providing...

Mild Cognitive Impairment Alone Isn’t Enough Reason to Take Older Drivers Off the Road

February 10, 2021
Press Release
When is it no longer safe for an older loved one to drive? This is a dilemma that families often face, and it can cause conflict, stress, and anxiety. Older drivers often connect driving with their sense of independence and dignity. A new study in...

Some Nursing Home Staff Shunning Vaccine as Many Get 2nd Dose

February 1, 2021
AMDA in the News
Bloomberg Law
COVID-19
Nearly 570,000 residents and staff at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities have received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine through a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens pharmacies, new federal data shows. But an estimated...

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...

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...

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...