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Coalition launches to improve access...

December 15, 2022
AMDA in the News
Coalition launches to improve access...
A coalition of experts launched a new initiative Wednesday with the goal of getting 43 recommendations for medical and mental healthcare in assisted living put into practice...

Administrators and Direct Care Workers Have Widely Different Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture in Assisted Living

December 6, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Patient safety culture (PSC) is a key metric for assessing organizational performance. However, due partly to variations in state regulations, there...

More Personalized Treatment is Needed for Depression in Nursing Home Residents

November 15, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Depression is common among nursing home (NH) residents, but it can be challenging to identify and manage because depressive symptoms have several...

New COVID Toolkit and Webinar Will Help Keep Everyone Safe this Winter

November 14, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Columbia, MD – Five major medical societies have collaborated to create a toolkit for clinicians to help increase awareness of the critical importance...

A light in the darkness: Swati Gaur, MD, medical director

November 11, 2022
AMDA in the News
A light in the darkness: Swati Gaur, MD, medical director
COVID-19
The rare number of New Horizons residents in northwest Georgia who find themselves in the COVID-19 ward now, beset with mild symptoms and upset over the inconvenience of being moved from their rooms after testing positive, tend to grouse to their...

Pandemic Took Toll on NH Leaders; Some Are Leaving the Sector Due To Burnout, Exhaustion

November 9, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Even before the pandemic, post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facility leaders were facing stress, burnout, and emotional exhaustion. Despite this,...

Optimizing Steps May Increase Successful Hearing Aid Use—and Improve Quality of Life—for Individuals with Dementia

October 27, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Hearing impairment affects up to 90% of older adults living with dementia, and the negative consequences of combined hearing loss and cognitive...

Resnick, Katz Named New JAMDA Co-Editors-in-Chief

October 25, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased to announce that Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, and Paul Katz, MD,...

Society Board President Participates in Important White House COVID Response Meeting

October 24, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Columbia, MD – Last week, COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha and other federal public health officials met with a group of clinical leaders at...

Upgrading Lighting May Significantly Reduce Fall Rates

October 21, 2022
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Falling is not a normal part of aging. Instead, falls are often avoidable accidents that have major health and economic implications for nursing home...