The beneficial effects of multidisciplinary disease management programs have been demonstrated. The present study investigated the effects of a policy-driven, health insurance–reimbursed, heart failure (HF) post-acute care (PAC) program on mortality...
We are all familiar with the increased incidence of opioid overdoses and deaths afflicting the nation. Fatalities are linked to increased unsupervised or unauthorized prescription opioid use, adverse drug events due to dangerous high-risk prescribed...
It was such a pleasure to attend AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference in person this year in Tampa, FL. While webinars and virtual meetings keep us connected throughout the year, nothing beats in-person...
Paul R. Katz, MD, CMD, of Florida State University College of Medicine, and colleagues conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed studies examining the impact of care provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in nursing...
Some 85% of LTC residents’ time is sedentary, research has shown, even though sedentary lifestyles can lead to age-related decline, chronic disease, and disability. With that in mind, Eva Peyrusqué, a PhD student at the University of Quebec in...
Suspected fractures in residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities have in the past resulted in a transfer to a nearby emergency department, but with the increased risk of exposure to COVID-19, alternatives are needed. In response to this problem,...
Senior contributing writer Joanne Kaldy spoke to Erin Vigne, MA, RN, director of clinical affairs at AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, about the importance of getting outside.
Personality disorders are fairly common, effecting approximately 9% of U.S. adults. Yet in older adults personality disorders often aren’t recognized, formally diagnosed, or treated. Instead, these disorders may be dismissed or attributed to...
