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Caring Collaborative in the Time of COVID-19

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
It is difficult to imagine a time without COVID-19, even though it has only been a few months. As health care providers, we serve a population vulnerable not only to deleterious physical effects of the virus but also to the psychological impact of...

Comment on: PALTC Leaders Talk Partnership for Better Health Outcomes

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020

Poems

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
Every day, there are so many opportunities to witness the joys, frailties, regrets, hopes, fears, acts of kindness or vengeance, shyness, resilience, and love that occur in the life of staff, patients and peers in our busy venues. There is material...

Care Right Where You Are: Treating in Place to Avoid an Emergency Department Visit or Hospitalization

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
There has never been a more important time to implement treating-in-place for skilled nursing facility residents than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With emergency department (ED) and hospital beds filling with potentially contagious patients and...

2020 Medical Director of the Year Is King of the Road and a Hero to Many

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
If you want to talk with Fred Feinsod, MD, MPH, DSc, CMD, FACP, don’t be surprised if that means catching him on the road. Dr. Feinsod, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s 2020 Medical Director of the Year, serves...

Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations in the Health and Well-being of the World’s Aging Citizens

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
William Haseltine, PhD, is cautiously optimistic about the future of aging in this country. However, he also acknowledges many challenges still need to be addressed. In his most recent book, Aging Well: Solutions to the Most Pressing Global...

Empowering Staff and Partnering with Families in the Midst of a Pandemic

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
Facilities across the country may find themselves in different stages of the pandemic. Adjust the recommendations to suit your facility’s needs.

PALTC Leaders Talk Partnerships for Better Health Outcomes

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
For over 20 years, FMDA – The Florida Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has been hosting the National Leaders Forum during its annual conference. It has welcomed a long list of exceptional national leaders of organizations that have...

Comment on: Failing or Graduating?

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020

Failing or Graduating?

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
The other day a friend remarked to me that her father was failing. He was in his 80s and had retired from a career he enjoyed for many years, one that had provided a good lifestyle for him and his family. From all I knew about this man, he had lived...