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Potentially Avoidable Transfers

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
More than eight out of 10 transfers of nursing home residents to emergency departments (EDs) can possibly be avoided, researchers in France found.

Racial and Ethnic Conflict Is Common in Resident-to-Resident Aggression

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
An estimated one in five nursing home residents are involved in resident-to-resident aggression, including physical, sexual, or verbal interactions. One contributor to such aggression is overt racial and ethnic conflicts, according to a new study in...

Advocating for an Aging Relative During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay: Managing Opportunities and Challenges

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
Approximately 20% of hospitalized older adults (age 65 and older) are discharged to a skilled nursing facility after a qualified hospital stay (G.M. Harper et al., eds., Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th ed. [American Geriatrics Society, 2022]). The...

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Caring for the Ages
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Advanced Practice Providers Take Center Stage With the 2023 Cowles Award

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
Advanced practice providers (APPs) received well-deserved attention from the Caring for the Ages readers in 2023. At the end of every year, we compile download data and analyze the most popular articles of the past 12 months. The top article is the...

Pharmacogenomics: A Personalized Approach to Improving Long-Term Care Outcomes

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
As providers in post-acute and long-term care aspire to excellence in providing person-centered care for their residents, integrating personalized precision medicine would seem to be a natural extension of this goal. In this vein, the field of...

Harmonizing Health: The Importance of Behavioral Health Strategies in the Interdisciplinary Team’s Impact on Nonadherence in Diabetes Management

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
Interdisciplinary teams (IDT) play a vital role in long-term care (LTC) for patients with complex medical conditions, coordinating assessments and treatments across various health care disciplines. In LTC, IDT teams comprise professionals including...

Keep Drinking Your Coffee and Tea! The Winner of the 2023 Morley Award Suggests It May Reduce the Risk of Frailty

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
A prospective longitudinal study showing an association between higher consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea and total caffeine during midlife with a significantly reduced likelihood of physical frailty in later life generated so much interest...

Diving Into PALTC: A Winning Strategy for 2024 Medical Director of the Year

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
For Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD, 2024 Medical Director of the Year (MDOY), hard work and a focus on goals is nothing new. “I was a competitive swimmer growing up and had the great fortune of our team winning the Iowa state title. I experienced the direct...

Medicare Advantage — or Disadvantage?

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2024
One always knows nowadays when it is fall. Not only because the weather cools, or the leaves change, or Thanksgiving is coming, but because this is now the season when insurance companies bombard older adults with offers to reconsider our Medicare...