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AMDA Approves Policy Statement on Opioid Use in Nursing Homes

December 5, 2018
Press Release
Opioids, Practitioners
The board of directors of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has approved a policy statement on opioid use in nursing homes. It calls for (1) providing access to opioids when indicated to relieve suffering and to...

PALTC Providers Develop Smarter Pot Policies

December 4, 2018
AMDA in the News
Senior Housing News
Crafting marijuana policies in senior housing is tricky, but it’s becoming more important with each passing year. There’s a good chance of at least some marijuana or cannabis product use among any senior housing resident population, according to Dr...

New Outline Seeks to Give Providers Balance for Antipsychotic Prescribing

November 27, 2018
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
Antipsychotics
Patrick Connole ​A new study in JAMDA provides information on how skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) can continue to manage the prescription of antipsychotics at a time practitioners are using greater caution than ever in how they distribute such...

AMDA: Study Suggests Frailty As a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in Heart Failure

November 19, 2018
AMDA in the News
AMDA: Study Suggests Frailty As a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in H...
COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 15 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine issued the following news release: Frailty in the elderly has long been associated with an increased risk of falls, functional limitations, hospitalizations,...

Study Suggests Frailty as a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in Heart Failure

November 15, 2018
Press Release
Heart Failure
Frailty in the elderly has long been associated with an increased risk of falls, functional limitations, hospitalizations, and death. Now a new study in the November issue of JAMDA shows frailty as a significant predictor of all-cause mortality and...

Study: Further Policy, Institutional Support Needed to Encourage Appropriate Antipsychotic Prescribing

November 8, 2018
Press Release
Antipsychotics
While practitioners use great caution when prescribing antipsychotics for nursing home (NH) residents with dementia, implementing evidence-based antipsychotic prescribing practices can be challenging. A new study in the November issue of JAMDA...

AMDA Offering International Pragmatic Trials Research Symposium at 2019 Annual Conference

November 7, 2018
Press Release
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is excited to offer an International Nursing Home Pragmatic Trials Research Symposium as part of its 2019 Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 7-10. The symposium will be held on...

60 Seconds with Chris Laxton

October 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Influenza
What is new related to AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s flu vaccination guidance? A: We are now recommending mandatory vaccinations for all long-term care healthcare personnel, unless there’s a medical contraindication...

Study Identifies Quality of Care Framework for Home-Based Medical Care

October 24, 2018
Press Release
More than six million adults in the United States are homebound or semi-homebound, and these numbers are certain to grow as our society ages. To help ensure the best possible care for these individuals, a team of researchers has created a quality of...

Panel identifies how to gauge primary care quality in nursing homes

October 16, 2018
AMDA in the News
Panel identifies how to gauge primary care quality in nursing homes
A panel of experts has pinpointed new indicators to help measure the quality of primary care delivered in nursing homes. The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care, or AMDA, notes that current quality measures for this space focus on facility...