This year I was able to announce changes that are making the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine a dynamic force and an important resource for all providers in post-acute and long-term care, residents, families, and the LTC...
Obesity is an emerging global public health crisis that affects all age groups. Obesity has received far less attention as it relates to aging — even though it represents a growing public health policy issue with huge financial implications.
New research has demonstrated an increase in the need for extensive staffing assistance with reported activities of daily living (ADLs) when residents’ body mass index (BMI) increases.
“I can’t go back home. I can barely walk. How am I going to get around in my apartment?” said a frantic Mrs. S as we sat in a meeting at the skilled nursing facility where she had been receiving care over the last 3 weeks. She turned desperately to...
Health care systems are facing resource constraints, with the post-acute and long-term care field facing perhaps the most pressure. Unfortunately, not much relief is in sight: there are worsening shortages of skilled and competent staff and no...
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections (UTIs) stems largely from inappropriate use of diagnostic tests, but there are additional factors at play — mainly incorrect antibiotic choice, excessive duration of therapy, and...
Trauma-informed care figures largely in the final phase of the revised Requirements of Participation for nursing homes, which will be implemented in November 2019. The notion of being sensitive to people who have suffered significant trauma is...
