To describe acute seizure treatment for the long-term care setting, emphasizing rescue (acute abortive) medications for on-site management of acute unexpected seizures and seizure clusters.
A group of lawmakers—including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Charles Grassley (D-IA), and Bob Casey (D-PA), and Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)—recently sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
To participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) for the performance year 2024, work with an ACO to join their participant list. ACOs must submit their lists to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by August 1 at: Noon ET...
To participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) for the performance year 2024, work with an ACO to join their participant list. ACOs must submit their lists to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by August 1 at: Noon ET...
To identify perceived facilitators and barriers to implementing culturally inclusive foods into hospitals and long-term care (LTC) from the perspectives of registered dietitians and food service directors.
Dr Manis and colleagues1 attempted to define the assisted living (AL) sector in Canada. Continuing care for older adults (including AL) is regulated individually by each of the 13 Canadian provinces and territories, leading to substantial...
This study examines how measures of staffing—turnover and instability—are associated with one another and how they independently contribute to quality of care in nursing homes.
Little is known about how COVID-19 treatment patterns have evolved over time in nursing homes (NHs) despite the devastating effects of COVID-19 in this setting. The aim was to describe changes in COVID-19–related medication use over time among NH...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The Public Health Emergency may have ended, but COVID-19 isn’t going away. While much has changed since the start of the pandemic, there are still some issues related to COVID that practitioners and facilities need...
Sarcopenia is characterized by decreased muscle strength and low muscle mass.1 Increasing age, poor physical activity, and multiple comorbidities predispose to sarcopenia.2 High social risk has also been suggested as a contributing factor, but...
