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Can A Person With Dementia Consent To Sex?

April 27, 2015
AMDA in the News
NPR
Long-Term Care, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Ethics, Resident, Right’s
Sexual relationships in long-term care facilities are not uncommon. But the long-term care industry is still grappling with the issue.

Nursing Homes Are Starting to Supplant Hospitals as Focus of Basic Health Care

April 24, 2015
AMDA in the News
New York Times
Anemia, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Dementia, Medication, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Transitions of Care
The notion that a hospital remains the safest place for old patients dies hard. Many families still believe their aging relatives belong in a hospital when they’re ailing. But 20-plus years of research have documented the risks of hospitalization...

Findings on Health Care Management Discussed by Investigators at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

April 23, 2015
AMDA in the News
insurancenews.net
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Dementia
Investigators publish new report on Health and Medicine. According to news originating from Tokyo, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Expenditures on long-term care insurance (LTCI) in Japan have been increasing with the aging of the...

Study: Statins Cost-Effective for Older Patients

April 21, 2015
AMDA in the News
MedPage Today
Cardiovascular Health, Medication
Treating all elderly people in the U.S. with lipid-lowering drugs would result in 8 million additional statin users and prevent 68,000 deaths from coronary heart disease, assuming the treatment caused no harm, researchers reported.

Northeastern Professor Named State’s Elder Affairs Head

April 16, 2015
AMDA in the News
Boston Globe
Alice Bonner, who previously directed the nursing home division for the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Obama administration, will start her new position June 1, according to a news release from the Baker administration.

Senate Passes SGR Repeal

April 15, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Payment, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
The U.S. Senate last night voted to repeal permanently the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula under which physicians have been reimbursed for care they provide through Medicare. The formula has been in place since 1997.

In Race for Medicare Dollars, Nursing Home Care May Lag

April 14, 2015
AMDA in the News
New York Times
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare
Promises of “decadent” hot baths on demand, putting greens and gurgling waterfalls to calm the mind: These luxurious touches rarely conjure images of a stay in a nursing home.

AMDA Honors Three

April 14, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Practitioners, Medical Director
AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the AMDA Foundation honored three medical directors at AMDA’s recent annual meeting.

AMDA Names New Officers, Board Members

April 1, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has announced its 2015–2016 officers and board members.

Dialysis: Gauging its Need, and How to Reduce its Stress

March 31, 2015
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Long-Term Care, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, End-of-Life, Quality, Resident
As a psychologist observing the effects of medical interventions on the mental health of the long-term care resident, I often ask, “Is this aggressive procedure helping?”