FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Feeding problems are common in patients with advanced dementia and can indicate progression of the disease toward the end of life. Feeding tubes are...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine congratulates and thanks Reps. Mike Levin (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Diabetes self-care becomes increasingly challenging as cognition declines. A new study in the September issue of JAMDA highlighted the important...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Survival outcomes after cardiac arrest were significantly better for nursing home residents versus community-dwelling older adults, according to a study...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 There is a dearth of research on emergency department (ED) care practices for people living with dementia (PLWD), but a study in the August issue of JAMDA...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Visits from family and friends are important to nursing home residents, but the rate of these engagements vary. A new study in the July issue of JAMDA...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announces that longtime Executive Director Christopher E. Laxton, CAE, will...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Trauma has a lifelong impact, and its effects can be exacerbated in the elderly. In A Matter for Life and Death: Managing Psychological Trauma in Care...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Visits from family and friends are important to nursing home residents, but the rate of these engagements vary. A new study in the July issue of JAMDA...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased to announce that the American Medical Association (AMA) today...
