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The Importance of Collaborative Care in the Post-Acute Care Setting

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
The transition from acute care to post-acute care is a critical phase in a patient’s recovery journey. Post-acute care encompasses a range of services designed to support recovery after hospitalization, including rehabilitation centers, skilled...

A Mother’s Goodbye: Barriers to Microtransitions in Care, An Interview With the Authors

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
Room changes within the facility, outpatient appointments, and recreational trips occur frequently in post-acute and long-term care but are often overlooked as processes benefiting from clinical oversight. In an effort to call attention to the level...

PALTmed and Infection Advisory Committee Release PCR Use Consensus Statement

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) and its Infection Advisory Committee recently released a consensus statement on the “Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing (PCR) for Urinary Tract Infections (UTI).” Lead...

Demonstrating Proficiency in Advanced Practice Nursing Roles in Gerontology: A New Path Forward

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau confirms that as of 2023 there are 55.8 million Americans over the age of 65, representing 17.3% of the population. Older adults are living longer with complex health care needs, and our health care system does not have enough...

What Providers Need to Know About New Urine PCR and Pharmacogenomic Testing

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
Newer clinical tools being pitched for nursing home residents are not necessarily appropriate for routine use in this population — and some, such as urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for urinary tract infections (UTIs), may be detrimental...

Seizure Plans Are Needed in Long-Term Care, Epilepsy Experts Say

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
Epilepsy experts Rebecca O’Dwyer, MD, and Ilo Leppik, MD, issued a call to arms at PALTC25, the annual conference of the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), for nursing homes to develop protocols for managing seizures and...

Working Together to Help Couples Growing Old Apart

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
Many couples expect to spend the rest of their lives together, even as they age. However, when one partner is ill or disabled and the other is no longer able to care for them safely, one partner may need to transition to a long-term care setting...

Negotiations: Going From Trouble to Teamwork

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
Conflicts deserve attention. They’re not rare, isolated instances. In fact, said Nevin Kamal, MD, geriatrics medicine fellow in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, “We know conflicts happen frequently. They draw attention...

Wondering About Wounds? Here Are Some Answers

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
As we age, our skin becomes more vulnerable and prone to injury. Jeffrey Levine, MD, AGSF, an internist, geriatrician, and wound care specialist in New York, NY, talks to Senior Contributing Writer Joanne Kaldy about wound prevention/treatment and...

Change Comes Fast in New Administration

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2025
Alex Bardakh, MPP, CAE, PLC, senior director of advocacy and strategic partnerships of the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), has been through four administration changes in his professional life, and he’s learned that the...