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Amid Crises and Change, Leaders Emerge: 2021 Medical Director of the Year Nominees

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2021
The role of the post-acute and long-term care medical director has evolved over the years. However, talk to any members of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine who fill this role, and you will hear the passion in their...

When Is It Time for a Nursing Home?

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2021
Caring’s Editor in Chief Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, helps family members navigate tough decisions about a loved one’s need for nursing home care.

Is There a Geriatric Mental Health Specialist in the House?

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2021
A few months ago, I received a call from a retired post-acute and long-term care practitioner who was trying to help a friend locate and schedule an appointment with a geriatric mental health specialist for his mother. The resident was 85 and lived...

Journal Highlights From the March Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2021
Four in 10 post-acute care patients do not have timely follow-up visits with their primary care physicians after discharge from skilled nursing facilities, a longitudinal cohort study by Rochester, NY, researchers found.

Artifacts of Culture Change 2.0: More than a Measurement Tool

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2021
Over the past year, as long-term care communities have faced the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous stories have been shared of positive outcomes achieved related to nontraditional environments and person-directed practices (J...

An Urgent Need for Public “Perception” Reform

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2021
Media outlets are frequently reporting about the disproportionally large number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes. Most discussions understandably seem to focus on an urgency to “get something done” to fix this problem. In response,...

Frailty Predicts Increased Health Care Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study in China

JAMDA
March 1, 2021
Frailty, a multidimensional syndrome characterized by vulnerability to stressors, is an emerging public health priority with high prevalence in older adults. Frailty has been identified to predictive negative health outcomes, yet quantified evidence...

February 28, 2021

Weekly Roundup
February 28, 2021
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Safe Visiting is Essential for Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Perspective

JAMDA
February 26, 2021
Blanket and total bans of nursing home visitors were widespread at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when governments and homes were unprepared to prevent and manage outbreaks. However, these visitor restrictions have been prolonged and often...

Legislation to Protect Nursing Home Residents and Workers Introduced in Senate

Policy Snapshot
February 26, 2021
Last week, Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation to curb the rising death count and assist with vaccinations in nursing homes. The COVID-19...