The progression of frailty is marked by an increased risk of adverse health outcomes in the elderly including falls, physical and/or cognitive disability, hospitalizations, and mortality. In primary care, the general practitioner's (GP's) clinical...
We appreciate the interest of Clemency et al and JAMDA in both the National Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm and New York's Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Program. As we lead the MOLST Program in...
Last year, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (formerly the AMDA Foundation) didn’t just change its name. It expanded its focus in a way that will significantly broaden its impact beyond attracting practitioners to the field...
Nursing homes, rather than being an endpoint of functional decline, may be able to play a role in its prevention, both in their residents and community dwelling individuals, a task force suggests.
J. Kenneth Brubaker, MD, CMD, medical director at Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown, PA, talks about the value of the nurse practitioner as part of the care team.
Statins taken to reduce cholesterol also protect most patients against Alzheimer’s disease, but the decrease in risk varies across different statins and by the patient’s gender and race/ethnicity, according to a report published in JAMA Neurology.
Palliative care is one of the most misunderstood terms in health care. It is often associated with death and dying. It is a concept that needs a makeover.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) replaces current value-based performance reporting and establishes a new Quality Payment Program (QPP). QPP essentially creates two pathways forward: the Merit Based Incentive Payment...
Attending chamber music concerts was associated with decreased pain, better mood, and increased energy in older adults residing in long-term care or other assisted living facilities, according to results from a recent study.
Historically, the coordination of care for a patient’s disposition in the health care continuum has focused on the transition from the hospital back to the home or to a post-acute care facility. Little emphasis has been placed on the transition from...
