Neurocognitive function may be influenced by polyunsaturated fat intake. Many older adults consume omega-3 supplements hoping to prevent cognitive decline. We assessed effects of increasing omega-3, omega-6, or total polyunsaturated fats on new...
To assess the impact of dementia on the use of health and community services in the last 2 years of life by women who also had other major chronic conditions.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Congress is working on another stimulus package to help during the pandemic. We have heard from many of our members about the shortages of personal protective equipment, lack of rapid response testing, and no...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering multiple flexibilities to provide relief to clinicians responding to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to extending the...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join A revised MLN Matters Article on Second Update to CR 11152 Implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Given the potential for spread of coronavirus in nursing facilities by clinicians who visited multiple facilities, telehealth has become a valuable tool to take care of patients—and there have been a lot of...
The potential for spread of COVID-19 infections in skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care sites poses new challenges for nursing home administrators to protect patients and staff. It is anticipated that as acute care hospitals reach...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join If you want to talk with Fred Feinsod, MD, MPH, DSc, CMD, FACP, AMDA’s 2020 Medical Director of the Year (MDOY), don’t be surprised if that means catching him on the road. Dr. Feinsod is a multi-facility medical...
