One of us — Ann Datunashvili — is an international medical graduate, or IMG, and thus entered her career in health care as an immigrant worker. Yet despite this status, I had somehow become blind to the larger issues even as I was acutely aware of...
Irecently attended a regional annual meeting of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) leaders. As the participants filled the meeting room, I was surprised by how few women and individuals of color I saw. What I saw in the leadership representation...
I have worked in nursing homes since I was 17 years old, and despite many years of loving my work with older adults, I recently began to wonder whether I could be ageist. It is hard to share that thought publicly — not just because I value dignity,...
Many LGBTQ+ older adults have had to hide their true selves from friends, family, and colleagues all or most of their lives. Even those who have been free to share this part of themselves have likely had to deal with bigotry, biases, and even hate...
What would you do if one of your residents wanted buffalo jerky? This request would not be uncommon at one of the many tribal nursing homes in the United States. These facilities are under the same federal oversight as other facilities, but they...
Rajeev Kumar, MD, CMD, co-chair of AMDA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Workgroup, talks about DEI and what it means to residents, families, and others.
Dear Dr. Steve: A middle-aged man was recently admitted to our facility for post-acute care after cardiac bypass surgery and a sternal wound that became infected subsequently. He was confused and had behavior issues at the post-acute care facility...
Medical conferences have been fundamentally curtailed and altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, as lamented in “Has COVID Killed the Medical Conference?” (BMJ 2022;376:o412). Yet connecting and personally exchanging ideas with experts in conference...
