Long-term care facilities have lagged heavily behind other health providers in adopting health information technology (IT). This article examines the facility characteristics that are associated with health IT adoption.
Recently, the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) consensus recommended case finding for cognitive impairment in adults 70 years or older as a fundamental step to enhance brain health worldwide.1 Although case finding for...
Geriatric patients with low skeletal muscle mass and strength generally have a relatively poor clinical outcome following acute illness. Therefore, it is recommended to routinely assess skeletal muscle mass and strength in patients admitted to the...
To explore the extent to which client characteristics, decision-maker attributes, and country influence judgments of institutional long-term care (ILTC) appropriateness for people with dementia.
For the next several months, Caring will feature a profile of a different Society committee. As a volunteer-driven organization, we depend on those individuals who devote their time, talents, and energies to Society projects, programs, and...
A multicomponent exercise program can reverse frailty and improve functional measurements in older adults, according to an interventional, controlled, simple randomized study in Spain.
LOS ANGELES — Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is associated with subsequent ischemic stroke in patients without documented atrial fibrillation, according to a claims analysis of 42,152 Medicare enrollees at least 66 years old.
Gait speed was independently associated with hospitalization and death and aided in risk stratification of elderly patients with heart failure in a study reported recently in JACC Heart Failure.
Tom Edmondson, MD, CMD, chair of the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, talks about why it’s important to have a certified medical director leading your team.
