The bad news/good news is that improving quality will forever be a concern of clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and others who have a stake in post-acute and long-term care.
Despite improvements in selected nursing facility (NF) quality measures such as reduction in antipsychotic use; local, state, and national initiatives; and regulatory incentives, the quality of clinical care delivered in this setting remains...
The initiative described here aims to identify quality indicators (QIs) germane to the international practice of primary care providers (PCP) in post-acute and long-term care in order to demonstrate the added value of medical providers in nursing...
To compare clinical outcomes in older patients with acute medical crises attended by a geriatrician-led home hospitalization unit (HHU) vs an inpatient intermediate-care geriatric unit (ICGU) in a post-acute care setting.
Flu season is fast approaching. The 2017-2018 season was especially brutal for older adults, especially nursing home residents. Post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) settings such as nursing homes are a particularly dangerous environment for flu...
This year I was able to announce changes that are making the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine a dynamic force and an important resource for all providers in post-acute and long-term care, residents, families, and the LTC...
Obesity is an emerging global public health crisis that affects all age groups. Obesity has received far less attention as it relates to aging — even though it represents a growing public health policy issue with huge financial implications.
