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JAMDA
November 1, 2022
Pet robots are technology-based substitutes for live animals that have demonstrated psychosocial benefits for people living with dementia in long-term care. However, little research has been conducted to understand how pet robots should be...
JAMDA
November 1, 2022
JAMDA
November 1, 2022
JAMDA
November 1, 2022
JAMDA
November 1, 2022
JAMDA
November 1, 2022
Terminology evolves with the times, and rightly so. In the not-too-distant past, terms weren't needed to “take a selfie, write a blog, purchase a wearable, eat an edible, insert an emoji, be a foodie, have a staycation, develop a podcast, avoid spam...
Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2022
Erin Vigne, MA, RN, director of clinical affairs at AMDA, shares some insights into how to have joyous holidays and happy memories when your loved one is in a nursing home or other long-term care facility.
Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2022
Before the pandemic, air quality and the possibility of infrastructure changes to improve it were low on the list of priorities for nursing home leaders. However, after COVID hit, it garnered more interest and attention. “We used to think about this...
Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2022
Mr. B is an 86-year-old man living in a nursing home who fell and sustained a left hip fracture when walking independently to the bathroom. He underwent an open reduction and internal fixation of the hip with a cephalomedullary pinning and returned...
Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2022
This year marks a historic time for post-acute and long-term care clinicians and facilities who have long wished for funding to improve the quality of care for older adults in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In response, the...