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January 28, 2019
The inability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, toileting, and dressing negatively impacts quality of life and often leads to admission to a nursing home or other post-acute/long-term care (PALTC) setting. A study in the...
January 24, 2019
JAMDA, the monthly journal of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, won the 2018 Gold Mather LifeWays Innovative Research on Aging Award for an article—Sex Differences in the Circumstances Leading to Falls: Evidence From...
January 10, 2019
Cannabis has been used as a recognized therapy for pain relief and symptom management for some time. However, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings face challenges using cannabis with their...
December 18, 2018
Identifying, assessing, and managing pain in residents has long been a top priority for nursing home (NH) practitioners and interdisciplinary teams. A new study in the December issue of JAMDA suggests that combining educational and organizational...
December 10, 2018
Poor oral care in older individuals can produce a cascade of problems—including pain, weight loss, diminished self-esteem, speech problems, periodontal disease, and even pneumonia. A study published in the December issue of JAMDA showed how staff...
December 5, 2018
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...
December 5, 2018
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...
December 5, 2018
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...
December 5, 2018
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...
November 15, 2018
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...