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Facing the Challenges of Understanding and Managing Behavior and Psychiatric Issues

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021
Dear Dr. Steve: When residents have behavioral disturbances that result in violent actions, one of my nursing homes sends the patient to the emergency room. In the emergency room, the ER doctors often do not see any acute need for psychiatric...

A New Year Brought a New World

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021
Evolution and change don’t just happen overnight; small steps, new ideas, and innovations move us forward and closer to our goals and visions. That is certainly true of the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine — your Foundation —...

Caring for a Resident With Serious Mental Illness

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021
Mrs. R is an 89-year-old resident with a history of schizophrenia, insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis, osteopenia, vascular dementia, and iron deficiency anemia (underlying cause unknown). She had a hip fracture two years ago...

Fluctuating Decision-Making in People with Mental Illness

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021
Robert was an older man who lived independently and worked full time. He was diagnosed simultaneously with metastatic cancer and myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness in the eyes, face, and throat. Due...

Don’t Miss These Events

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021

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Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021
Approximately 15% of older adults in the United States live with a mental health condition. What does their care look like and how can it be improved? 6

News From the Society

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has received funding through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and implement strategies to increase vaccination rates among both...

Behavioral Change in Clinical Practice: Hard But Not Hopeless

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2021
“It’s hard to change habits,” said Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, at the start of a program on “Changing Provider Behavior: Beyond the ‘Just Do It’ Mentality” at PALTC21, the Virtual Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
November 1, 2021

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JAMDA
November 1, 2021