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Authors Revisit Old Case and Suggest New Action Plan on Dementia Care, Support

July 26, 2018
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The burdens and challenges of caring for someone with dementia are significant for family caregivers. In 2007, a tragic case brought worldwide attention to this issue when a 91-year-old man living with dementia wandered onto a railway line in Japan...

Study Shows Value of Receptive Music Therapy for Patients with Dementia

July 11, 2018
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Music therapy has long been demonstrated to effectively relieve agitation and behavioral issues among people with dementia. However, the effectiveness of specific methods of music engagement has received less study and has remained uncertain. Now a...

Green Spaces Associated with Less Frailty in Older Adults

June 28, 2018
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Pleasant, green community environments are increasingly recognized as influencing physical activity for their residents. According to a new study in the June issue of JAMDA, neighborhoods with a higher percentage of green space also are associated...

Study Shows Link Between Social Frailty and Depression

June 21, 2018
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Depression and frailty are both common among older adults. A study in the June issue of JAMDA shows that social frailty—as opposed to physical frailty—is strongly associated with the incidence of depression in this population. In “Social Frailty Has...

The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Names 2018 Choosing Wisely® Champion

June 1, 2018
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Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, has been named a 2018 Choosing Wisely ® Champion 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...

Vignettes Prove Useful in Assessing Quality in Nursing Homes

May 17, 2018
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Mental Health, Patient Centered
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2018 Contact: Lori Sharp lsharp@paltc.org 410-992-3126 Preventing falls is a top priority in nursing homes, as they often lead to injuries and loss of function and independence. To understand when and why falls happen...

Bonner Is First Non-Physician Practitioner Elected to Society Board

April 20, 2018
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Columbia, MD--Alice Bonner, PhD, APRN-GNP, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is the first nurse practitioner (NP) to serve on the Society Board of Directors since the organization opened up its voting membership to...

Society Announces 2018-2019 Board of Directors

April 16, 2018
Press Release
Columbia, MD-- AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine elected its 2018-2019 Board of Directors during their House of Delegates meeting at their Annual Conference. Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD, now serves as President, Arif Nazir, MD...

Tennessee Physician Is 2018 Medical Director of the Year

March 29, 2018
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Columbia, MD—The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has named Eric Hasemeier, DO, CMD, as its 2018 Medical Director of the Year. Dr. Hasemeier is the medical director for eight facilities in rural Tennessee and CEO and founder of...

Society Debuts Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Medicine Podcast

March 22, 2018
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Columbia, MD--AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has debuted a podcast program, “AMDA On-The-Go,” offering interviews and updates about new research, journal articles, and the issues of greatest importance to practitioners...