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Long-Term PPIs May Be Overused in Nursing Homes

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
Results from a large multicenter, cross-sectional study suggest that nearly half of nursing home residents receiving proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were prescribed the drugs for “non-evidence-based indications.”

Person-Centered Care and Culture Change

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
Person-centered care is a phrase that has emerged over the last quarter century in the United States. Despite the newness of the term, it represents values and a philosophy that are as old as humanity, even if not widely adhered to. Few...

JAMDA Welcomes New Editors

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and JAMDA – The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced the appointment of new JAMDA Editors in Chief: Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH, and Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD. Drs...

When Returning Home Is Not a Good Option

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
Dear Dr. Jeff:

Overcoming Oral Hygiene Challenges in the Nursing Home

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
Incorporating a well-structured, daily oral hygiene program has a beneficial impact on nursing home residents as well as the entire health care team. But the question is how to logistically accomplish, develop, and implement such a program?

Is Physician Aid-in-Dying the Way to Go?

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
June 9th marked the 1-year anniversary of the effective date of California’s End of Life Option Act. California is now one of a growing handful of U.S. states (Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Vermont, and Montana, along with the District of Columbia)...

Let Federal Law Guide Your Facility’s Social Media Use

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
The risks of publicly sharing photographs or other media recorded in a health care setting — particularly those where aging or disabled populations live — can range from creating a disturbance to committing a crime, according to Howard L. Sollins,...

PALTC Goes Around the World in Online Communities

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2017
More than ever, post-acute and long-term care facilities are expanding their worlds to embrace the online communities of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms. Social media is designed to provide connections with friends and...

The Nursing Home Pneumonia Risk Index: A Simple, Valid MDS-Based Method of Identifying 6-Month Risk for Pneumonia and Mortality

JAMDA
July 29, 2017
Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of hospitalization and death for nursing home (NH) residents; however, diagnosis is often delayed because classic signs of infection are not present. We sought to identify NH residents at high risk for...

Determinants of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Long-Term and Acute Care Settings: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 29, 2017
Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are widely used in institutionalized older adults, yet the key determinants that drive their use are incompletely characterized.