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Pitfalls, Policy and Practice for a Mandatory Vaccination Plan

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
As vaccines become more readily available and an increasing percentage of the population becomes vaccinated, employers in the post-acute and long-term care field are grappling with whether they can, or should, mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their...

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Given that at least 60% of all venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in medically ill hospitalized patients occur in the weeks after hospital discharge, it seems time to support extended VTE prophylaxis in high-risk medical patients with a low...

Evaluating Dyspnea in Heart Failure Patients Takes an Open Mind

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Dyspnea has a “very broad differential,” and even in patients with heart failure the symptom may have other cardiac and noncardiac causes, said geriatric cardiologist Nicole M. Orr, MD, FACC, during a session on heart failure and dyspnea at the...

What is Person-Centered Care?

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Dear Dr. Jeff: Our mission statement asserts a commitment to “person-centered care,” as have those of every long-term care facility and chain for which I have worked. I have never really understood what this means, particularly in an era of...

Journal Highlights From the June/July Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Chronic pain can decrease quality of life, impair daily functioning, and worsen symptoms of depression and anxiety, and concerns about undertreating or overtreating pain make this both a clinical and public health challenge, researchers said.

AMDA and ASCP Join Forces for Guidance on Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID-19 in Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Several monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 infection in adults who have had positive results in direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing...

Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for PALTC Staff: The Ethical Argument

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Vaccine mandates have been a prickly issue in this country since the smallpox vaccine initiatives in the early 20th century. That’s not surprising, of course. America, a country that generally holds individual freedoms to be mainly inviolable, has a...

Keep Your Loved One Healthy With Ice Cream and Other Treats

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Phyllis Famularo, DCN, RD, senior manager of nutrition services at On-site Services Solutions and a member of the Caring for the Ages editorial advisory board, talks about the importance of food, including snacks and treats, to keep your frail older...

Influence, Value, and Community: The Futures Program Sets a Graduate Up for Success

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Becoming a fellow of geriatric medicine was my dream. Graduating from my fellowship would be the pinnacle of my medical training, meaning I had achieved my dream of becoming a geriatrician ... or so I thought!

In This Issue

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
In his last column, a much-admired, long-time columnist leaves readers with an important questions — and inspiration for an answer. 4