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Improving the Lives of People with Dementia; Authors Identify Promising Next Steps

July 20, 2021
Press Release
Providing the best care for people living with dementia (PLWD) requires being certain that treatments and interventions are likely to benefit them while reducing the use of therapies that are likely to cause harm. Quality, person-centered dementia...

Require COVID-19 vaccination of all long-term care workers: Experts reach consensus

July 14, 2021
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccinations should be mandatory for U.S. long-term care and other healthcare workers, according to long-term care physicians and a full range of other clinical specialists. A group of experts from seven professional organizations on...

Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Other Healthcare Facilities Should Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Employees

July 13, 2021
Press Release
COVID-19
Statement released by seven leading organizations Columbia, MD – Despite the positive data, there are still many healthcare professionals who have declined to be vaccinated against COVID-19. AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...

Task Study Addresses Core Skills, Activities of Attending Physicians in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

July 7, 2021
Press Release
A unique job analysis conducted by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) highlights the unique and specific role of the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) attending physician in the provision of medical care across...

AMDA: Don’t prescribe Aduhelm to long-term care residents without more testing

July 1, 2021
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
The Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) should not be prescribed to nursing home residents before it is tested in a group that’s representative of that population, long-term care physicians argue. Although aducanumab has been studied in...

AMDA: Aducanumab Trials Did Not Adequately Demonstrate Safety or Efficacy in PALTC

June 30, 2021
Press Release
Drug was not tested in frail older adults before approval was given Columbia, MD – After studying the recent trials of Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) medication, aducanumab (Aduhelm), AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term...

Not just opioids: Multidimensional pain requires multipronged treatment, study finds

June 24, 2021
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Nursing homes need to change how they manage and treat chronic pain, shifting from an approach that favors immediate prescribing of opioids to a multi-pronged team approach, according to a new study. The study, published in the Journal of Post-Acute...

Multi-Pronged Team Approach Needed to Improve Chronic Pain Management in Nursing Homes

June 23, 2021
Press Release
Chronic pain is an enduring issue in nursing homes (NHs). However, despite its high prevalence, there is no definitive approach to managing this condition in older adults. A new report in the June issue of JAMDA suggests that it is important for...

‘Flat-Out Resistant’ Staffers Imperil Nursing Home Vaccine Goal

June 22, 2021
AMDA in the News
Bloomberg Law
COVID-19
An industry effort to vaccinate 75% of nursing home staff against Covid-19 by July 1 appears to be faltering as continued employee hesitancy, declining infection and death rates, and general pandemic fatigue are making it tough to sustain the...

AMDA Holding EDGE Virtual Symposium August 27

June 16, 2021
Press Release
Controversial Topics to be Discussed Registration is now open for EDGE21 , AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s virtual symposium that is being held August 27, 2021. It will provide the opportunity to discuss and debate...