The initiative described here aims to identify quality indicators (QIs) germane to the international practice of primary care providers (PCP) in post-acute and long-term care in order to demonstrate the added value of medical providers in nursing...
To compare clinical outcomes in older patients with acute medical crises attended by a geriatrician-led home hospitalization unit (HHU) vs an inpatient intermediate-care geriatric unit (ICGU) in a post-acute care setting.
Flu season is fast approaching. The 2017-2018 season was especially brutal for older adults, especially nursing home residents. Post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) settings such as nursing homes are a particularly dangerous environment for flu...
This year I was able to announce changes that are making the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine a dynamic force and an important resource for all providers in post-acute and long-term care, residents, families, and the LTC...
Obesity is an emerging global public health crisis that affects all age groups. Obesity has received far less attention as it relates to aging — even though it represents a growing public health policy issue with huge financial implications.
New research has demonstrated an increase in the need for extensive staffing assistance with reported activities of daily living (ADLs) when residents’ body mass index (BMI) increases.
“I can’t go back home. I can barely walk. How am I going to get around in my apartment?” said a frantic Mrs. S as we sat in a meeting at the skilled nursing facility where she had been receiving care over the last 3 weeks. She turned desperately to...
