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This too shall pass! PALTC is united

March 30, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
When a crisis hits, besides shedding light on the system gaps, it also highlights the strengths of a community. The stresses of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have clearly highlighted the many positive attributes of the post-acute and...

This too shall pass! PALTC is united

March 30, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
When a crisis hits, besides shedding light on the system gaps, it also highlights the strengths of a community. The stresses of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have clearly highlighted the many positive attributes of the post-acute and...

Needing Room for Coronavirus Patients, Massachusetts Seeks to Clear Out Some Nursing Homes

March 29, 2020
AMDA in the News
The Wall Street Journal
COVID-19
Massachusetts is asking some nursing homes to evacuate their elderly residents so the facilities can treat coronavirus patients, the newest effort to find places to treat the infected as their surging numbers begin overwhelming hospitals. One...

AMDA and AHCA Jointly Urge States Not to Push Hospital Patients With COVID-19 into Nursing Homes and Assisted Living as the Solution to Hospital Overcrowding

March 29, 2020
Press Release
COVID-19
States Urged to Work Collaboratively with Nursing Homes and Hospitals to Develop Appropriate Solutions Today AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the American Health Care Association (AHCA) released a joint statement...

2019 Consensus Update on Muscle Loss Introduces ‘Possible Sarcopenia’ to Identify At-Risk Individuals

March 27, 2020
Press Release
An article in the March issue of JAMDA describes the 2019 Asian Consensus Update on Sarcopenia, which retains muscle mass criteria, divides diagnoses into community or hospital settings, and defines “possible sarcopenia” to identify at-risk people...

AMDA Urges Cooperation Between PALTC, Hospitals, and Public Health Agencies in Responding to COVID-19

March 26, 2020
Press Release
COVID-19
New York State Advisory on Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes is Ill Advised AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine urges PALTC organizations, hospitals, and public health authorities to work together...

Nursing homes in Philadelphia and New Jersey report 17 cases of the new coronavirus. What should happen now?

March 25, 2020
AMDA in the News
Philidelphia Inquirer
A Philadelphia nursing home said Tuesday that 11 of its residents and a contract employee have tested positive for the new coronavirus since March 19. Three residents and two staff members of a nursing home in Mount Laurel have also tested positive...

Signature’s Chief Medical Officer: COVID-19 Crisis Will Usher in ‘New Era’ of Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Care

March 24, 2020
AMDA in the News
Skilled Nursing News
COVID-19
As both the chief medical officer for Signature HealthCARE and president of AMDA, the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Dr. Arif Nazir has a micro- and macro-level view on how skilled nursing facilities are fighting the coronavirus...

While Recognizing Dangers, California Tells Nursing Homes to Prepare for COVID-19 Patients [UPDATED]

March 23, 2020
AMDA in the News
Skilled Nursing News
On March 20th, the California Department of Public Health released the COVID-19 Health Care System Mitigation Playbook , which noted that COVID-19 patients should not be sent to long-term care facilities without consulting the local health...

Published consensus statement offers UTI treatment recommendations

March 19, 2020
AMDA in the News
Medical Xpress
COVID-19
They are among the most common ailments for those residing at post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) centers, yet diagnosing and managing urinary tract infections (UTIs) remains a challenging prospect for caregivers at these facilities. In an effort...