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June 1, 2019

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June 1, 2019

Physician Visits at the Nursing Home: Does More Mean Better Care?

JAMDA
June 1, 2019
The quality of care in the nursing home setting has attracted significant attention in recent years, especially when it comes to end-of-life care. In particular, there is a nexus between clinical burden, organizational context, and the quality of...

A Crystal Ball to Aid Hospital Discharge Planning

JAMDA
June 1, 2019
As per Benjamin Franklin, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Who would have thought that words spoken more than 200 years ago would so aptly apply today to the situation when patients transition after hospitalization? Indeed,...

A “Hospital-Day-1” Model to Predict the Risk of Discharge to a Skilled Nursing Facility

JAMDA
June 1, 2019
To derive and validate a model to predict a patient's probability of skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge using data available from day 1 of hospitalization.

Bilateral Anterior Thigh Thickness: A New Diagnostic Tool for the Identification of Low Muscle Mass?

JAMDA
June 1, 2019
To develop an ultrasonographic scanning protocol that included an assessment of muscle size [the proposed Bilateral Anterior Thigh Thickness (BATT)] and quality (echogenicity) to support the diagnosis of sarcopenia in a clinical setting. To...

Unlock Your Leadership Potential

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2019
For the past 16 years, the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) has been offering practitioners from all over the country the chance to spend time in an intensive and highly interactive setting with leaders in the field of...

Meet New Society President Arif Nazir

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2019
Arif Nazir, MD, CMD, chief medical officer for Signature HealthCARE, is the Society’s president for 2019-2020. Dr. Nazir shared his thoughts and insights on his new role in an exclusive video available online at https://paltc.org/publications/meet-...