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Coronavirus: How bad is the crisis in US care homes?

July 10, 2020
AMDA in the News
BBC News
COVID-19
Elder care homes across the US have been hard-hit by the virus - though the true extent of the severity remains unclear, months in. One thing is certain, however - Covid-19 has yet again highlighted long-standing flaws in America's health system...

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and the Medical Director

July 9, 2020
AMDA in the News
Provider Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
COVID-19
JULY 2020 Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD The COVID-19 pandemic has been a nightmare for everyone associated with nursing facilities, with the most severe devastation landing on their residents. Outbreaks have wiped out a large swath of these precious,...

First national LTC group endorses nationwide end-of-life care form

July 6, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
The first national organization to officially endorse the adoption of a national Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form has emerged. AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced Thursday that its board...

AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes

July 6, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
A nationally recognizable Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form would give seriously ill or frail seniors the ability to communicate treatment preferences across care settings, according to the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term...

Pittsburgh doctor joins federal commission to protect nursing homes from future outbreaks

June 29, 2020
AMDA in the News
MSN News
COVID-19
WASHINGTON — The outbreak of COVID-19 has in many ways been the ultimate test for David Nace, who has dedicated his academic research and professional career to protecting residents in long-term care facilities from infection. © Provided by...

Nursing homes increase capacity to care for residents after COVID-19 hospitalization

June 23, 2020
AMDA in the News
Healio
COVID-19
Older adults are among the most vulnerable populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for eight out of 10 deaths from the virus in the United States, according to the CDC. Nursing homes, in particular, have experienced a high burden...

CDC releases updated consolidated testing guidelines for nursing homes

June 16, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
Testing a nursing home resident for COVID-19 more than once in a 24-hour period is not being encouraged by the federal government under updated guidance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend released consolidated...

Gov. Cuomo is still failing New York’s nursing homes

June 9, 2020
AMDA in the News
New York Post
COVID-19
On June 3, my nursing home reached a milestone: Our last known COVID-19 patient was released from quarantine, marking, we hope, the end of the crisis that overtook us in March. But we aren’t celebrating. The state Department of Health soon arrived...

Nursing home doctors recommend ways to reduce COVID-19 deaths as prospect of ‘second wave’ looms

June 8, 2020
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
COVID-19
In response to the estimate that more than one-third of COVID-19 deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities, the American Medical Directors Association has published recommendations to decrease the spread of the pandemic virus among nursing...

Nursing Homes Face Fines, Lawsuits Unless They Test for COVID-19 — But Access Often Out of Their Hands

June 8, 2020
AMDA in the News
Skilled Nursing News
COVID-19
As increasing numbers of states recommend so-called “universal testing” for nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the wake of the impact of COVID-19, skilled nursing facilities need to ensure they follow the applicable guidelines — a...