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Reminiscence Therapy Improved Recall of Autobiographical Memory

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2017
Reminiscence interventions have been studied for decades, with some evidence of benefit for cognition, mental health, and overall well-being in older adults. But should structured reminiscence programs have a place in long-term care facilities and...

Winning Isn’t Everything, Nor Should It Be

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2017
The oft-quoted sports motto, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” often misattributed to Vince Lombardi, was actually first propounded in a slightly different form by Red Sanders, UCLA’s football coach, in 1950 in a physical education...

Closing Keynoter Turns Curiosity Into Quality Care

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2017
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it led scientist, researcher, author, and speaker Marc Milstein, PhD, to some important discoveries, and in many ways it guides his career on a daily basis. Coming from a cellular/molecular biology background,...

The Nurse Practitioner’s Evolving Role in PALTC

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2017
Jodi Dobslaw, CRNP, is making rounds in the memory care unit at Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown, PA. Her easy compassion and rapport with the residents mirror those of her colleague and facility medical director J. Kenneth Brubaker, MD, CMD, and...

Pneumococcal Vaccine – Guidance from Top Experts in PALTC

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia
February 1, 2017
Are you clear on which pneumococcal vaccine is appropriate for your patients or loved ones? Hi – I’m Christopher Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The CDC recommends that all adults 65 years...

C-Reactive Protein Predicts Incidence of Dementia in an Elderly Asian Community Cohort

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
Many studies have investigated the association between markers for peripheral inflammation and risk of dementia, but the results have been conflicting. We aimed to evaluate the association between a specific inflammation marker, C-reactive protein (...

Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risk of Hip Fracture in the Elderly: A Case-Control Study in Taiwan

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
This population based study investigated the relationship between use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and hip fractures in the elderly in Taiwan.

Efforts to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in Dementia Care are Starting to Bear Fruit, but a Lot of Work Remains to be Done

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
Some people say the only way to manage behaviors and symptoms that have become associated with dementia is to medicate people with dementia. Those people are dead wrong. Yes, antipsychotics such as risperidone, quetiapine, and others may be used...

Rethinking Dementia Care: The Value of Green Care Farming

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
Worldwide, there are an estimated 46.8 million people living with dementia. This number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 74.7 million in 2030 and 131.5 million in 2050.1 Long-term care services have been put in place to support people...

Society Advocacy Leads to CMS Policy Change on Care Coordination/Behavioral Health

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
January 27, 2017
Earlier this month the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance for billing Chronic Care Management (CCM) Services. That guidance provided key improvements on 2017 billing of three codes for CCM services with...