Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than one-third of people aged 65 and older.1 At the same time, a large proportion of persons referred to nephrologists because of their renal disease may be considered as “geriatric” patients.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Society Treasurer Jeffrey Nichols, MD, CMD, is widely known for his popular “Dear Dr. Jeff “column in Caring for the Ages . However, he is more than that—much more. He currently is chief medical officer at the...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
