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RAFT model reduced hospitalizations of nursing home residents by 31%, study finds

August 14, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
The Reducing Avoidable Facility Transfers (RAFT) model reduced emergency department transfers and hospitalizations among skilled nursing facility residents by more than a third, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American...

Telemedicine decreases ED use by senior living residents with dementia: study

August 7, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Use of telemedicine can decrease emergency department use by independent living and assisted living residents for their acute illnesses, according to a study newly published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine . The researchers...

30th Annual Brevard County Long Term Care Symposium Set For Nov. 6

August 6, 2019
AMDA in the News
Space Coast Daily
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The 30th annual Annual Brevard County Long Term Care Symposium, sponsored by VITAS Healthcare, is set for Nov. 6 at the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place and is presented by the Brevard County Medical Directors Association...

Study Says a Cognitive Intervention for Fear of Falling Gets Same Results as ‘Usual’ Care

July 25, 2019
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
A new study released in JAMDA says at least one type of cognitive behavioral intervention to help elders with a fear of falling after a hip fracture may not work any better than “usual” care in reducing such anxiety. The report said a fear of...

High-Dose Flu Vaccine Curbs Hospitalizations for Long-Stay SNF Residents, Study Says

July 12, 2019
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
New data from a study in JAMDA show that while influenza is a leading cause of avoidable and costly hospital admissions for long-stay skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents, the risk of an individual being sent to the hospital for this reason can...

High-dose flu vaccines reduce hospitalizations, overall Medicare costs in nursing homes

July 1, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
High-dose flu vaccinations are worth the extra cost for seniors living in long-term care, according to researchers at Brown University. Higher-dose shots cut hospitalization rates compared to their standard-dose cousins, showed a new cost-benefit...

Examining the ‘manel’ in LTC

June 20, 2019
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
All industries, long-term care included, love panels during conferences. The hope is for a dynamic conversation, one where no one will dominate the discussion and those in the audience will feel engaged. But most of us have noticed how it’s not...

Hospices Adapt to Support Patients Without Family Caregivers

June 12, 2019
AMDA in the News
Hospice News
Cultural changes to family dynamics and demographics may require hospices to adjust their care and business models to care for patients who have no family support. Since its inception, hospice has been centered on both the patient and family, not...

Senior Living Providers Have Opportunity to Expand Behavioral Health Services

May 16, 2019
AMDA in the News
Senior Housing News
Overall, the need for more mental and behavioral services in senior living is great, according to Dr. Rajeev Kumar, who works as chief medical officer for Symbria, a therapy, rehab and pharmacy services company that works with around 150 post-acute...

Cheat Sheets and Timely Visits: How SNFs Can Support Doctors’ Larger PDPM Role

May 3, 2019
AMDA in the News
Skilled Nursing News
Timely physician visits will play a central role in effectively capturing resident conditions — and reimbursements — under the new Medicare payment model. But with doctors seeing relatively few incentive changes amid the shift to the Patient-Driven...