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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...

Study: End-of-Life Conversations Make a Difference

March 26, 2019
Press Release
End-of-Life Care
End-of-life (EOL) conversations enhance palliative care and quality-of-life efforts for nursing home residents, according to a study in the March issue of JAMDA. In “Association Between End-of-Life Conversations in Nursing Homes and End-of-Life Care...

Bipartisan lawmakers revive observation stay legislation pushed by nursing homes

March 15, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Industry advocates are praising proposed legislation that says patients under “observation status” at a hospital would be eligible to satisfy Medicare’s three-day requirement necessary for skilled nursing coverage. A beneficiary currently must spend...

AMDA resolution calls for ‘comfort feeding’ of certain residents with dementia

March 13, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Dementia
Members of AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine should adopt a policy of “comfort feeding” for certain residents with dementia rather than honor advance directives that indicate criteria that otherwise would trigger an order...

PALTC Clinicians as First Responders Promotes Early Recognition, Better Outcomes for Sepsis

March 13, 2019
Press Release
An article in the March issue of JAMDA details how post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinicians, working as first responders, can promote early recognition of sepsis and help prevent hospitalizations and readmissions related to this condition...

Study: Prioritize diagnosis for dysphagia

March 7, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
A group of researchers in Italy is calling management of dysphagia a priority issue for nursing homes after studying the swallowing disorder and its role in mortality. Led by Nikolina Jukic Peladic, Ph.D., of IRCCS-INRCA, a geriatric research...

Study: Nursing Homes Need to Prioritize Dysphagia Identification, Management

February 27, 2019
Press Release
Dysphagia, a difficulty swallowing liquids and/or solids, is more common in nursing homes than many realize. That’s why identifying and managing this condition should be a priority, according to a new study in the February issue of JAMDA. In “...

It’s time we integrate medical care into assisted living

February 25, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Assisted living communities are now the fastest-growing component of post-acute and long-term care, or PALTC, in the United States. As residents have gotten older and their health conditions more medically complex, these communities are looking more...

Study: Late-Life High Blood Pressure Linked to Cognitive Impairment

February 12, 2019
Press Release
High blood pressure in late life is associated with cognitive impairment, according to a study published in the February issue of JAMDA. This finding reaffirms the benefit of focusing on preventing and managing high blood pressure in older adults,...

SNFs get new guide book for using telemedicine to evaluate change of status

February 6, 2019
AMDA in the News
SNFs get new guide book for using telemedicine to evaluate change of status
A guide out this month gives skilled nursing leaders more direction on the use of telemedicine to better treat residents. Experts with the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and several other institutions, compiled the guidance using...