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Ohio Calling: Never a Busy Signal for Caring Colleagues

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
“After three years, most of us know each other. It’s like being in the first two rows of a concert: we’re there with a common purpose and passion,” said Thomas S. Lehner, MD, FAAFP, CMD, talking about the meetings of OMDA – The Ohio Society for Post...

The Power of Posters

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Posters are an important part of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference. They present a prime opportunity for aspiring researchers, practitioners with visionary ideas and best practices, and others to share...

Ghostly Guests in the Nursing Home

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Ghostly voices captured on recording devices, footsteps when no one is there, lights that go on and off by themselves, and items that mysteriously move from one place to another. Your average ghost hunter will say that places with a history of...

CNAs Stand Tall With Self-Advocacy

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Senior contributor Joanne Kaldy talks to certified nursing assistants (CNAs) about advice they have for other CNAs.

Unintended Weight Loss in Older Adults: Is There an Indication for Appetite Stimulants?

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Appetite stimulants should be one of the last things a provider considers when a patient is noted to have decreased meal intake, but family members will often request an appetite stimulant for an individual who is eating less and has had some...

Personality and Dementia

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Negative personality changes may occur in both the preclinical and clinical stages of cognitive impairment, according to results of a longitudinal observation cohort study.

Voluntary Stopping of Eating or Drinking: Is it Suicide?

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
A 76-year-old male patient, who was wheelchair bound due to cervical stenosis but not terminally ill, wanted to stop eating and drinking to hasten his death. The attending doctor, who provided care according to the medical literature, was...

Recurrent Falls in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: When the Usual Fall Prevention Strategies Are Not Enough

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
I’m just calling to let you know that Mr. Hayes fell again. The nursing assistant found him on the floor in the hallway this afternoon. He didn’t hurt himself, and his vital signs are OK. He has fallen four times in the past month. I know that you...

Mark Your Calendar

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
October 6-7, 2023

In Memory of Dr. Robert Kaplan

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
After I missed an Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine because I needed a coronary stent, the first person to talk to me at the following year’s meeting was Bob Kaplan. He shared his own near-death...