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Professionally Diverse Board Improves Care in Colorado

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
I first heard of the Colorado Medical Directors Association (CMDA) in the early years of my career as a physician assistant (PA). However, based on the name of the organization, I assumed that it was intended only for physicians, and more...

Breaking Out of the Funds-Versus-Fines Binary in Eldercare Reform

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
Overhauling our nation’s eldercare infrastructure — whether that care is provided in a nursing home, assisted living community, private home, or other setting — is a complex topic that can’t be summarized in a single magazine article, TV newscast,...

A Tale of Two Patients, and in Praise

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
The calls come to me within a few days of each other. One is from the ex-wife of my wife’s Uncle Buster, a man whom we have not seen nor heard from in 14 years. The other is from the wife of an old friend and former patient of mine, Dr. Joe. For...

Supporting Nursing Homes During a Pandemic: Lessons From a Quality Improvement Collaborative

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an enormous burden on nursing facilities in a system that was already fragile. To assist area nursing facilities with COVID-related challenges, Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, a hospitalist physician, implementation...

Leaving a Dying Resident: A Case of Moral Distress

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
Ashley, a registered nurse, was caring for J.T., a long-term care resident in the nursing facility where she worked, when he was diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020. J.T. had made it clear that he did not want to be hospitalized if he became ill from...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
May 1, 2023

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JAMDA
May 1, 2023

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JAMDA
May 1, 2023

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JAMDA
May 1, 2023

Handling With Care: Attending to Staff Burdens in Implementation of Quality of Care Initiatives in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
May 1, 2023
Despite repeated calls for improving the quality of care in nursing homes (NHs) over the past several decades, progress remains slow and at times erratic. Although funding and staff recruitment, training, and retention at times appear to be...