Hospital discharges to post-acute care (PAC) facilities have spiked. So have hospital readmissions from PACs, or skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). And that could be deadly, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long...
The use of hip protectors was recently named among key fracture prevention strategies in new guidelines for long-term care published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal , mirroring recommendations from AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and...
AMDA Board member Kevin O'Neil, MD, CMD, comments on three tools that have shown success in improving the quality of care provided to skilled nursing residents that also work well for residents of assisted living communities.
Elders who embraced modern social technology tended to feel more satisfied with their lives, less lonely, more confident about attaining their goals, and be healthier and more active than their tech-averse peers, a new study by the fine folks at...
Playing online games which exercise reasoning and memory skills could have major benefits for older people, a wide-scale study has found. The research was published in JAMDA .
Playing online games that exercise reasoning and memory skills could have major benefits for older people, a wide-scale study has found. Researchers at King's College London discovered that mental exercises, or "brain training", can improve people's...
Four new physicians joined the Medical Group of the Carolinas (MGC), Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s (SRHS) physician group, allowing the physicians group to continue to grow and provide care for more communities.
