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Antipsychotic Initiators with Alzheimer Disease Accumulate Longer Hospital Stays

October 9, 2019
AMDA in the News
HCP Live Network
Back to all news Antipsychotic Initiators with Alzheimer Disease Accumulate Longer Hospital Stays OCTOBER 08, 2019 Kenny Walter @KwalterMDMag Marjaana Koponen, PhD Alzheimer disease patients can expect more hospital days for a variety of reasons if...

Study: LGBT Older Americans Have Lower Quality of Life, More Symptoms of Depression than Heterosexuals

September 25, 2019
Press Release
The vast majority of research focusing on life satisfaction, quality of life, sexual satisfaction, and overall well-being in older adults has been limited to heterosexuals, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults...

Long-Term Prognosis for Aspiration Pneumonia Is Poor Due to Underlying Morbidity

September 17, 2019
Press Release
Aspiration pneumonia is a leading cause of death among the elderly. However, a new study in the September issue of JAMDA suggests that the long-term prognosis for this condition is poor due to underlying morbidity, rather than because of the...

More Families Are Using Nanny Cams to Watch Elderly Loved Ones, Raising Ethical Questions

September 16, 2019
AMDA in the News
Leaps Mag
As technological innovations enable next of kin to remain apprised of the elderly’s daily care in long-term care facilities, surveillance cameras bring legal and privacy issues to the forefront of a complex ethical debate. Families place them...

Laxton Named to Panel of Judges for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

September 10, 2019
Press Release
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that Christopher E. Laxton, CAE, executive director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine in Columbia, MD, has been named by the...

Micronutrient levels linked to how healthfully we age

September 3, 2019
AMDA in the News
Local 12
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The secret to eternal youth might be inside your favorite fall choices at the farmer's market.There are three nutrients we all need to stay forever young. A new study just released followed adults and found a few nutrients...

Signature Healthcare LLC will require employees, residents and visitors to get or prove they have received a flu shot.

August 30, 2019
AMDA in the News
LOUISVILLE HEALTH CARE NEWS
Louisville-based long-term-care facility operator Signature Healthcare LLC has issued an all encompassing mandate for flu vaccines heading into the 2019-20 flu season. The company is mandating that all employees and facility residents get a flu...

Signature HealthCARE’s new flu vaccine policy will affect everyone in every facility

August 29, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
A new influenza vaccination policy announced Wednesday by Louisville, KY-based Signature HealthCARE will apply to all employees, residents, patients, volunteers, vendors and others in any of the organization’s assisted living, memory care, skilled...

Researchers develop model to predict readmission risk from SNFs

August 26, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
A new model may let providers predict how likely it is for a skilled nursing facility post-surgical patient to be readmitted to the hospital. Cleveland Clinic researchers developed their model to assess the readmission risk of surgical patients...

The blanket approach: Best practices for PDPM Success

August 23, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Yet another glorious summer bites the dust, and fall colors are looming around the corner. Similarly, on October 1, SNFs, and their extended summer fling with RUGs, morph into the uncertainty of the Patient-Driven Payment Model. The falling...