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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...

Listening wins again: Music therapy for dementia care

September 10, 2018
AMDA in the News
Listening wins again: Music therapy for dementia care
Listening to music appears to be more effective in reducing agitation, behavioral symptoms and anxiety for older adults with dementia than does singing or playing along with music, according to a study in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...

Improved staff flu vaccination rates benefits everyone in LTC

August 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long Term Care News
It's August. As the 2018 influenza season approaches, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is again encouraging post-acute and long-term care facilities to strengthen their employee immunization programs to protect their...

Assessing Dehydration Requires a Uniform Approach, Study Says

August 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
Provider Long Term and Post-Acute Care
Dehydration—a serious concern for skilled nursing center residents—can result in delirium, falls, constipation, urinary tract infections, and renal impairment. Identifying and assessing dehydration is also a concern, according to a new report in the...

AMDA’s Laxton named to Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners.

August 21, 2018
AMDA in the News
People in the news, Aug. 21
Christopher E. Laxton, CAE, executive director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine , has been named to the Board of Examiners for the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by the Commerce Department's National...