In a display of bipartisan support, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act.
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who have a strong presence in nursing homes are uniquely positioned to conduct medication reviews for long-stay residents, according to a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted as part of the Missouri...
The number of nursing home residents with either primary or comorbid substance use disorders (SUDs) is on the rise — while the average age upon admission is getting younger — according to a consultant tasked with training medical professionals and...
What does it take to give nursing home residents a true feeling of home? Dutch researchers have found that the architecture and interior design of a facility can have a profound impact — and in a new research article, they offer checklists and...
Alarms have gotten much more attention in the last few years as a patient safety intervention, and they seem to have far more opponents than proponents. I’m not talking about alarms that alert an intensive care unit nurse of a critically low oxygen...
While AMDA — the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has represented the nursing home medical director since the 1970s, the role of a facility’s medical directors has historically been a better kept secret than Superman’s alter ego...
As the health care payment landscape continues to shift dramatically at a rapid pace, leaders at AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine have worked hard to ensure that post-acute and long-term care is at the forefront of...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Each day, 10,000 people turn 65; and they enter a phase of life that includes multimorbidty, functional impairment, and transitions from the hospital to PALTC facilities. While a growing number of practitioners...
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, March 20 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, gain insight on the phase two changes for person-...
