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Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
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Lessons Learned About Teamwork, Successful Change From QI Award Winner

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
If the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Quality Improvement and Health Outcomes (QIHO) Awards had a face, it might be that of Marian McNamara, RN. She and her colleagues have received this honor four times in the last 5 years...

Journal Highlights From the August Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
Falls, a common occurrence in nursing homes, can lead to injuries and result in legal liability for the facility, making prevention all the more important, yet there is often a lack of communication about medication or other factors that may lead to...

Caring for Older Patients with Skin Disease Has Unique Considerations

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
Authors of a “Viewpoint” article published in JAMA Dermatology have asserted that older individuals with skin disease need “unique considerations” for care, while also addressing the principles of geriatric science that permit this more appropriate...

Who Is the Nursing Home Administrator?

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
Cynthia Tredwell, JD, administrator of a small, highly-rated nursing home in North Dakota, talks about the role of the nursing home administrator.

A Rehabilitation Paradigm for Medically Complex Care

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
Patients with medically complex conditions present difficult challenges for rehabilitation centers, but St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion in Maine is embracing these individuals with an innovative approach. The 12-room Specialty Care Rehabilitation...

Low BP Rarely Triggers Medication Adjustment in VA Nursing Homes

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
Physicians lowered or eliminated doses of hypertension medications in fewer than 20% of nursing home residents who had fallen after an episode of low blood pressure, a recent study found. The researchers linked drug deintensification in patients...

Tributes

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
William Carlos Williams, MD, born in Rutherford, New Jersey in 1883, trained as a generalist and pediatrician before returning to his home town to practice medicine the rest of his life.

ACP Video Tool Does Little to Increase DNH Status in Advanced Dementia

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
Compared with usual care, an advance care planning (ACP) video did not change the rate of do-not-hospitalize (DNH) directives at 6 months among proxies for nursing home residents with advanced dementia, according to results of the Educational Video...

Medication Reconciliation: A Necessary Process for Patient Safety

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2018
Medication reconciliation is the process of determining the most accurate list of medications the patient is taking. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? However, in more than 25 years as a nurse practitioner (NP) — the majority spent in inpatient settings (...