The CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule is estimated to increase the amount of time doctors and other clinicians spend with their patients by reducing the burden of Medicare paperwork. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
The Barthel index (BI) is a widely used observer-based instrument to measure physical function. Our objective is to assess the structural validity, reliability, and interpretability of the BI in the geriatric rehabilitation setting.
To describe the incidence of delirium recording before and after a diagnosis of dementia is established in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and compare findings to a matched cohort of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
If you want proof that the Society really is one family of professionals, look no further than Firas Saidi, MD, CMD, the first registrant for the 2019 annual conference. He achieved this distinction because he went online to confirm his travel dates...
Assisted living (AL) provides housing and personal care to residents who need assistance with daily activities. Few studies have examined black-white disparities in larger (25 + beds) ALs; therefore, little is known about black residents, their...
Hip fractures are common consequences of falls in older adults and, among other negative health outcomes, often lead to care dependence in the long term. Until 2016, the German long-term care insurance classified care recipients according to a...
The prevalence of obesity in nursing homes may vary between facilities and ranges between 25% and 58%.1,2 Obesity in older adults leads to functional decline, increased morbidity and mortality, and exists in context with sarcopenia (sarcopenic...
Peer support interventions represent a promising avenue for improving the outcomes of chronic diseases,1 such as diabetes.2 Hip fractures occur more than 300,000 times annually among older US adults.3 Functional recovery after hip fracture may occur...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD, the Society’s secretary and chair of the Membership Committee, never tires of talking about the organization to his colleagues. “I usually get two reactions. There are people who are...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest cause of dementia and in fact the most frequent neurologic disorder that accompanies the ageing process, currently affecting more than 30 million persons around the world.1 Although research is rapidly...
