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2022 Medical Director of the Year: Stand Tall – but Not Alone – in Turbulent Times

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, medical director of Georgia-based Horizons Lanier Park and New Horizons Limestone, may have been singled out by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine as the 2022 Medical Director of the Year (MDOY),...

When Weather Rages, How to Keep Calm and Continue Caring

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Just about every week there are headlines about some weather-related disaster — a flood, tornado, hurricane, wildfire, or something else — somewhere. Although these events are becoming increasingly common, this doesn’t mean that they’re easier to...

Consensus Principles on Medication Management in Frail Older Adults Wins 2022 Morley Award

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Acomprehensive set of consensus principles on medication management in frail older people has won the JAMDA 2022 Morley Award for its relevance and impact on practice and policy in post-acute and long-term care (J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021;22:43–49).

Oversight, Right, and More Mishegas

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Dear Dr. Steve: While I participate in my facility’s quality improvement efforts, I am puzzled about the approach. It seems to be almost exclusively based on survey issues and CMS quality measures. The staff and management seem to want to stick...

ASCP, PQA, and AMDA: A Collaboration Using Quality Measures to Advocate for Best Senior Care

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is a membership association that was founded in 1969 to represent pharmacists and other health care professionals who work with older adults. ASCP’s mission is “to promote healthy aging by...

Rooting for the Null Hypothesis: Key Strategies for Avoiding Bias in Clinical Decision-Making

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.— Thomas CarlyleA man travels many miles to consult the wisest guru in the land. When he arrives, he asks the wise man, “Oh, wise guru, what is the secret of a happy life?”“Good...

Adjusting to Communal Living

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, talks about how to help a loved one adapt to a long-term care facility

Palliative Care in Assisted Living

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Mrs. M is a 92-year-old woman residing in an assisted living community. Her medical history includes hypertension, gout, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, and melanoma with invasion into the parotid gland; she has had removal of a...

The Aspirin Controversy Continues Despite New Guidelines Regarding Aspirin Usage in Older Adults

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
For many years, it was thought that an aspirin a day may keep the doctor away. This age-old sentiment has been put to the test in the past decade.

Spotlight On Policy

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added new Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information to the doctors and clinicians section of the Medicare Care Compare site ( https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ ). Care...