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Dartmouth Atlas Shows Large Regional Disparities in EOL Care

February 22, 2016
AMDA in the News
PALLIMED
Dementia, End-of-Life, Patient Centered
AMDA Board of Directors member Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, authors a blog on a new Dartmouth Atlas Project, "Our Parents, Ourselves," which discusses the aging population and its health concerns across the U.S., especially around end-of-life care. He...

Improving Senior Care with Continuous Monitoring

February 15, 2016
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Cardiovascular Health, Change of Condition, Patient Centered
Zachary Palace, MD, CMD, winner of the AMDA Foundation 2015 Quality Improvement Health Outcomes Award, talks about an innovative breakthrough technology that “invisibly” and accurately tracks patients with no wires. The solution aimed to assist...

AMDA President Co-Authors ADA Position Statement

February 2, 2016
AMDA in the News
American Diabetes Association
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently released their position statement, "Management of Diabetes in Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities," and AMDA President Dr. Nsushira Pandya, MD, CMD, was a co-author. "This position statement...

JAMDA Study IDs Readmission Spike

January 19, 2016
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Care Settings/Types, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Transitions of Care
Hospital discharges to post-acute care (PAC) facilities have spiked. So have hospital readmissions from PACs, or skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). And that could be deadly, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long...

Falling for hip protectors

December 15, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing Care, Falls
The use of hip protectors was recently named among key fracture prevention strategies in new guidelines for long-term care published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal , mirroring recommendations from AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and...

Rising Obesity Rates Put Strain on Nursing Homes

December 14, 2015
AMDA in the News
New York Times
Medicaid, Diabetes, Resident
AMDA Past President Cheryl Phillips, MD, comments on the ability of nursing homes to deal with the rising population of obese residents.

Riderwood Promotes Dr. Andrew Kundrat to Medical Director

December 1, 2015
AMDA in the News
Montgomery Community Media
Practitioners, Medical Director
Riderwood retirement community announced the promotion of Andrew Kundrat, MD, to Medical Director.

3 Tools to Reduce Hospitalizations

December 1, 2015
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Advance Care Planning, Assisted Living, Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Transitions of Care
AMDA Board member Kevin O'Neil, MD, CMD, comments on three tools that have shown success in improving the quality of care provided to skilled nursing residents that also work well for residents of assisted living communities.

Technology A ‘Use It Or Lose It’ And A ‘Move It Or Lose It’ Proposition, Study Suggests

November 10, 2015
AMDA in the News
Provider Nation
Resident
Elders who embraced modern social technology tended to feel more satisfied with their lives, less lonely, more confident about attaining their goals, and be healthier and more active than their tech-averse peers, a new study by the fine folks at...

Online 'Brain Training' Can Help Older People

November 4, 2015
AMDA in the News
The Irish News
Dementia
Playing online games which exercise reasoning and memory skills could have major benefits for older people, a wide-scale study has found. The research was published in JAMDA .