David Smith, MD, CMD, president of Geriatric Consultants of Central Texas in Brownwood, TX, talks about how to stay safe and under what conditions a facility evacuates residents or keeps them there.
Pamela Phillips and George Mayes, residents of FutureCare Cold Spring in Baltimore, tied the knot at the facility on June 16, 2016. Pam has been a resident of the facility for the past 3 years, and George has lived there for 6 years. They both...
Emergency evacuations appear to increase the risk of death among patients in nursing homes, according to an Australian meta-analysis of relevant studies, and the risk for mortality associated with the evacuation increases independent of the effects...
LOS ANGELES — Restrict daytime sleep, check blood pressure while patients are standing, and don’t overtreat diabetes. And there’s more: No caffeinated coffee, no canes, and definitely no high heels — but ice cream can do wonders. These were some of...
In May of this year, an armed man with a history of domestic violence approached the Pine Kirk Care Center, a nursing facility in Kirkersville, OH, where his ex-girlfriend was employed as a nurse. After taking two men hostage outside of the facility...
Amid growing uncertainly inside the Washington, DC beltway, AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine continues to make an impact through its advocacy work. Through the first half of 2017, the Society has worked to expand its...
LOS ANGELES — More than a third of people in the United States older than 65 are estimated to be obese, and the percentage may be higher than 40% among those 65 to 74. These numbers could translate to millions of seniors who will need bariatric care...
PHOENIX — Addressing end-of-life issues with patients and families is never easy for physicians. However, they have a whole team of professionals who can offer support and assistance and make end-of-life planning more effective and less stressful...
