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June 8, 2020
Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has partnered with ADVault to include guidance from AMDA’s Advance Care Planning (ACP) Toolkit to providers utilizing ADVault’s Facilitated ACP Collaborate ™ solution. The...
May 21, 2020
Fear of falling (FoF) is common in older adults and may lead to physical decline, disability, reduced quality of life, and falls. A study in the May issue of JAMDA details how identifiable factors—such as use of a walking aid and/or depressive...
May 21, 2020
Fear of falling (FoF) is common in older adults and may lead to physical decline, disability, reduced quality of life, and falls. A study in the May issue of JAMDA details how identifiable factors—such as use of a walking aid and/or depressive...
May 18, 2020
Columbia, MD – Many states are issuing orders for nursing homes and assisted living communities to conduct universal testing of all staff and/or residents. AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine says these mandates, while well...
May 12, 2020
For post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) providers, the rise of COVID-19 into a global outbreak has presented a serious crisis. This rapidly developing situation has not only resulted in disproportionately high resident illnesses and deaths from...
May 6, 2020
Columbia, MD – States and local communities are starting the process of reopening retail stores, restaurants, offices, and other businesses. In light of this, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine says the decision to...
April 29, 2020
Alexandria, VA and Columbia, MD — ASCP, a membership association that represents pharmacists, health care professionals, and students serving the unique medication needs of older adults, and AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (...
April 22, 2020
Residents of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities with same-day physician access experienced lower hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visit rates than those with longer wait times, according to a study published in the April...
April 20, 2020
Two clinical teams have been named 2020 Choosing Wisely ® Champions by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The award honors individual clinicians and teams of clinicians who have gone above and beyond to make significant...
April 14, 2020
Hospitalization-associated disability (HAD), the loss of the ability to perform one or more basic activities of daily living (ADLs) independently at discharge, occurs in more than one-third of hospitalized older adults. HAD is associated with long-...