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Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
Pewaukee, WI

AMDA Completes Ambitious Strategic Plan for the Future

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
There has never been a more important — or more challenging — time to plan for the future and become proactive and agile in an unpredictable world. AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has done just that with its 2021–2023...

In Response to Comments Related to NPs and PAs Needing to Practice “Under the Guidance” of a Physician

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
Almost 50 years ago, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) called for an increase in team-based patient care to improve patient safety (Educating for the Health Team, National Academies Press, 1972). Team-based care...

Robbed by the Pandemic: Moving Forward, Despite the Lost Time and Memories

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
Lea Watson, MD, talks about how to deal with grief and mourning from having to put life and loved ones on hold for over a year, and how to get back to living.

An Ubiquitous Issue in LTC: What Can We Do About Loneliness?

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
Reference: Quan NG, et al. A Systematic Review of interventions for Loneliness Among Older Adults Living in Long-term Care Facilities. Aging Ment Health 2020;24:1945–1955. DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1673311

From Surviving to Thriving Post-Pandemic

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
“We know there will come a point when this current storm is over. We are making decisions about who we want to be on the other side when it comes,” said trainer and consultant Carla Cheatham, MA, MDiv, PhD, TRT, at the closing general session of...

Pragmatic Trials for Real-World Change

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
Pragmatic “real-world” trials offer the most promising pathway toward improving systems of long-term care for older adults — if they’re done right.

Talking About Trauma: Experiences With Implementing Trauma-Informed Care

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
Responses to a past trauma or triggers can include a wide array of behavioral, psychological, emotional, and physical reactions that might be misunderstood or mislabeled if care is not trauma-informed, said Julie K. Gammack, MD, at the 2021 Virtual...

The Delphi Process to Drive Progress in PALTC

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
The field of geriatric medicine has long struggled with a relative lack of evidence-based studies and data. Randomized, controlled pharmaceutical trials are rare in the vulnerable older adult population, and this is particularly apparent in the post...

The (Re)Tired Geriatrician

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
I practiced internal medicine and geriatrics for nearly four decades. Those in my cohort of doctor-friends have been retired for years. The surgeon has gone fishing, the ophthalmologist moved to his cabin in the woods, the orthopedist raises cattle...