Every year, the “This Year in Review in Long-Term Care” session at the Annual Conference of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is popular among clinicians interested in learning about clinically important or controversial...
One theme of the “Health Policy Update,” the general session on top policy issues at PALTC24, the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, was “never say never.” Alex Bardakh, MP, CAE, senior director of...
One of us (Lisa Lind) was recently reviewing job candidates’ qualifications for an upcoming position that requires skill in communicating, negotiating, problem solving, planning, and thinking rationally in stressful situations. When selecting a...
The single most important reason for disparities in health care — affecting access, care delivery, and outcomes — are the social determinants of health (SDOH). The mission of any professional medical organization and the first agenda item for its...
“In the world of dementia care, we must move out of where we are” in order to make things better, said Teepa Snow in the opening general session of PALTC24, the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. One...
Since the peak of COVID-19 in 2020, the recruitment and retention of certified nurse assistants (CNAs) have been a significant challenge for many nursing homes. High turnover rates have hurt the quality of care and have forced the cost of...
Caring’s managing editor sat down with Michelle Zinnert, the executive director of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, to chat with her about her first year at the Society.
Physical inactivity in hospitals is common and is associated with poor patient and clinical outcomes. This review was undertaken to identify and describe the effectiveness of interventions implemented at the ward or system level for improving...
