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New opioid guidelines arrive not a moment too soon

December 7, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Opioids
Following my C-section earlier this year, I was fortunate to be able to access heavy-duty pain medication. Until we discovered my pain pump wasn’t working. That was unfortunate, but luckily I was young(ish), in good health(ish) and had a new baby...

CMS Launches Program for Funding Resident Safety and Quality

December 7, 2018
AMDA in the News
JD Supra
Quality
On November 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new program designed to improve nursing home residents’ safety and quality. CMS is now offering funding for certain resident-centered projects through a three-...

PALTC Providers Develop Smarter Pot Policies

December 4, 2018
AMDA in the News
Senior Housing News
Crafting marijuana policies in senior housing is tricky, but it’s becoming more important with each passing year. There’s a good chance of at least some marijuana or cannabis product use among any senior housing resident population, according to Dr...

New Outline Seeks to Give Providers Balance for Antipsychotic Prescribing

November 27, 2018
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
Antipsychotics
Patrick Connole ​A new study in JAMDA provides information on how skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) can continue to manage the prescription of antipsychotics at a time practitioners are using greater caution than ever in how they distribute such...

AMDA: Study Suggests Frailty As a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in Heart Failure

November 19, 2018
AMDA in the News
AMDA: Study Suggests Frailty As a Predictor of Readmission and Mortality in H...
COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 15 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine issued the following news release: Frailty in the elderly has long been associated with an increased risk of falls, functional limitations, hospitalizations,...

60 Seconds with Chris Laxton

October 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Influenza
What is new related to AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s flu vaccination guidance? A: We are now recommending mandatory vaccinations for all long-term care healthcare personnel, unless there’s a medical contraindication...

Panel identifies how to gauge primary care quality in nursing homes

October 16, 2018
AMDA in the News
Panel identifies how to gauge primary care quality in nursing homes
A panel of experts has pinpointed new indicators to help measure the quality of primary care delivered in nursing homes. The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care, or AMDA, notes that current quality measures for this space focus on facility...

Costly Rehab for the Dying Is on the Rise at Nursing Homes, a Study Says

October 15, 2018
AMDA in the News
Costly Rehab for the Dying Is on the Rise at Nursing Homes, a Study Says
Nursing home residents on the verge of death are increasingly receiving intense levels of rehabilitation therapy in their final weeks and days, raising questions about whether such services are helpful or simply a lucrative source of revenue. That...

Mandate flu vaccination for long-term care workers and residents, group recommends

October 12, 2018
AMDA in the News
Mandate flu vaccination for long-term care workers and residents, group recom...
Immunization/Vaccination, Influenza
Assisted living organizations and other long-term care employers should mandate flu vaccination for staff members and make vaccination a condition of employment for workers, according to experts convened by the Gerontological Society of America’s...

Long-term care group recommends mandatory vaccinations during flu season

September 11, 2018
AMDA in the News
Long-term care group recommends mandatory vaccinations during flu season
Influenza
With the flu season looming this fall, one long-term care group is recommending mandatory vaccinations for nursing home personnel. The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, or AMDA, released its latest recommendations related to...