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Green spaces associated with less frailty in older adults: study

July 2, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Patient Centered
Green spaces are good for the frailty status of older adults, according to a study published in the latest issue of JAMDA: The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine . The authors hope the study will encourage the use of green spaces to...

Social Frailty Influences Depression, Study Says

June 28, 2018
AMDA in the News
Provider
Change of Condition, Depression
Social frailty is strongly associated with the incidence of depression in the older adult population, according to a new study in the June issue of JAMDA. Researchers assessed 3,538 older adults in Japan in terms of depressive symptoms and frailty...

'Social frailty,' depression linked in study

June 28, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Change of Condition, Depression
“Social frailty” has more of an impact on the onset of depression in older adults than does physical frailty or cognitive impairment, according to a study published in the June issue of JAMDA: the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

Bonner is first non-physician elected to AMDA Board

April 24, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Alice Bonner, Ph.D., APRN-GNP, secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is the first nurse practitioner to serve on the AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Board of Directors since the organization opened up its voting membership to advance practice professionals four years ago.

It's time for national standards in assisted living, authors argue

February 27, 2018
AMDA in the News
McKnight’s Senior Living
Assisted Living
The assisted living industry should look to the skilled nursing industry for standards that could be implemented to help improve resident care and operators' bottom lines, said the authors of an editorial published in the February issue of JAMDA,...

Balance Training May Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults With T2D

January 29, 2018
AMDA in the News
Endocrinology Advisor
Diabetes, Falls
Balance training may help to reduce the risk for falls in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) by improving reaction times, lower limb proprioception, and postural sway, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical...

After Harvey Hit, One Texas Nursing Home Evacuation Began With a Gun Drawn

September 29, 2017
AMDA in the News
LA Times
Skilled Nursing Care
The front doors to the Lake Arthur Place nursing home were locked when Ben Husser and his team of volunteer rescuers arrived on boats. He knocked, and when somebody cracked open the entrance, he pushed his way in.

Why the Elderly Are the Fastest-Growing Pot Demographic in the U.S.

August 30, 2017
AMDA in the News
Men's Journal
Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid
On a recent Friday at the Balfour Riverfront Park senior living facility in downtown Denver, an unusual event took place among the day’s regular activities. In between scrapbooking at the Sky Bar and water walking in the Pompeii Pool, the facility...

As Rates of Antipsychotic use Drop at Nursing Homes, Worries Increase for Patients

August 18, 2017
AMDA in the News
Modern Healthcare
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Antipsychotics, Patient Centered
After years of criticism, nursing homes have curbed administering antipsychotics, but some providers are questioning whether the across-the-board cuts are preventing some seniors from getting needed medications.

End-of-Life Advice: More Than 500,000 Chat on Medicare’s Dime

August 14, 2017
AMDA in the News
USA Today
Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, End-of-Life Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Practitioners, Resident, Right’s
The 90-year-old woman in the San Diego-area nursing home was quite clear, said Dr. Karl Steinberg. She didn’t want aggressive measures to prolong her life. If her heart stopped, she didn’t want CPR. But when Steinberg, a palliative care physician,...