What determines whether an eligible nursing home resident receives hospice care? Familial reluctance and financial disincentives can play a role in hospice underutilization, but so can staff attitudes about end-of-life care.
The concept of the geriatric emergency department is well developed after more than a decade of evolution, and at least nine EDs throughout the country are now accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) as part of the first...
In a cohort of nursing home residents with advanced dementia, the proxies’ estimate of a resident’s prognosis was moderately accurate, and their perception of a resident having fewer than 6 months to live was associated with a decreased likelihood...
Elopements place nursing homes and assisted living facilities at great risk. When a resident exits the building undetected and the individual is unsafe to be out of the facility environment without supervision, it is very dangerous for the resident...
Regulatory changes impacting post-acute care facilities for fiscal year 2019 are expected to increase reimbursements while reducing bureaucratic burden, according to federal health officials.
Another summer has come and gone, and they certainly seem to be whizzing by faster all the time. I remember in my grade school years how summer vacation seemed to just last forever, even though it was always over too soon. I hope all our readers...
Four experts addressed evidence-based recommendations for assessing and treating urinary and fecal incontinence among older individuals in the PALTC setting at AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference.
AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine held its third National Assisted Living Summit during the Society’s Annual Conference. This summit, in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL), brought...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join While the recent wildfires struck a part of California hundreds of miles away from his home and facility, they reminded Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD, of a time not long ago when a similar disaster threatened his...
