As the new Chair of the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, I am thrilled to provide some updates on the current work of the Foundation and our focus and plans for the coming years.
The literature has imperfect but important messages for long-term care regarding neuropathic pain management: the long-term care population “can still benefit from careful opioid prescribing,” that nonpharmacologic therapies have a role, and that...
Jane Doe was a frail 81-year-old female resident who had resided in a skilled nursing facility for 18 months. Her medical history included hypothyroidism from having had a total thyroidectomy when she was a young adult. She required levothyroxine...
SAN ANTONIO — It’s time for clinicians to expand their antithrombotic armamentarium to include direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), which can offer superior clot protection in the elderly, according to panelists at the 2017 annual meeting of the...
Close to half of Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with dementia by a hospital find their diagnosis has changed to either mild or no cognitive impairment upon admission to a skilled nursing facility, a retrospective cohort analysis has shown.
Automatic blood pressure screening with a blood pressure monitor can accurately detect new cases of atrial fibrillation (AF) among older populations, according to a recent U.S. study.
Tai chi practice may reduce the rate of falls in at-risk and older adults, especially over the short term, according to a meta-analysis of 10 qualifying randomized controlled trials.
