Frailty, a multidimensional syndrome characterized by vulnerability to stressors, is an emerging public health priority with high prevalence in older adults. Frailty has been identified to predictive negative health outcomes, yet quantified evidence...
Blanket and total bans of nursing home visitors were widespread at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when governments and homes were unprepared to prevent and manage outbreaks. However, these visitor restrictions have been prolonged and often...
Last week, Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation to curb the rising death count and assist with vaccinations in nursing homes. The COVID-19...
Last week, CMS announced it will hold physicians harmless from up to 9% MIPS penalties due to the significant disruptions of the COVID-19 public health emergency on physician practices’ performance in 2020. The Society advocated for this automatic...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Innovation has become a staple of daily life during the pandemic. In post-acute and long-term care, practitioners and others have had to consider how to work, communicate, interact, document, help, support, and...
To study the test-retest reliability and measurement error, construct validity, responsiveness, interpretability, and floor/ceiling effects of a Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) short form designed to measure...
We read the article by Cogan et al with great interest and appreciate the authors’ efforts to investigate the association between therapy time and cognitive recovery of stroke patients in inpatient post-acute care facilities.1 The study showed that...
Assisted living (AL) emerged over 2 decades ago as a preferred residential care option for older adults who require supportive care; however, as resident acuity increased, concern has been expressed whether AL sufficiently addresses health care...
