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Putting Together Pieces of Trauma-Informed Care Puzzle

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2019
Phase 3 of the revised Medicare and Medicaid Requirements of Participation for long-term care, which will go into effect next month, require skilled nursing homes to provide “trauma-informed care (TIC),” an approach to care that factors in the...

PALTC Steps Up Strategies to Attract Nurses

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2019
Enrollment in nursing schools is up as more people — men and women alike — see this as an exciting field where they can have a rewarding career and job security. However, while nursing schools are attracting more students, too few of their graduates...

Innovative Lessons in Leadership

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2019
Practitioners are already beyond busy addressing all the clinical and regulatory demands on them. So why should they take the time to hone their leadership and management skills? Michael Wasserman, MD, CMD, president of the California Association of...

Shared Learning for Better Outcomes

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2019
“Caring Collaborative” is more than the catchy title of our regular editors’ column for Caring for the Ages — it is meant to be a guide for our work. Today’s post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) environment requires a caring collaborative among a...

ALFs, Meds, and Transitions

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2019
There is a well-known association between transitions of care and medication-related problems, notably in the form of adverse drug events. Although we have limited evidence-based information on this topic in assisted living facilities (ALFs), some...

Letter In Response to Tips to Avoid Being Sued

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2019
Dear Drs. Galik and Stefanacci, AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has been a strong proponent of team-based care for older adults. The Society has supported collaborative relationships among attending physicians and nurse...

September 29, 2019

Weekly Roundup
September 29, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When David Smith, MD, CMD, received the 2019 William Dodd Founder's Award at the Society's annual conference in Atlanta, GA, earlier this year, it was a "career-capping event." He urges Society members to take the...

Dodd Award Recipient Recalls Society’s Founder

Spotlight
September 26, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When David Smith, MD, CMD, received the 2019 William Dodd Founder’s Award at the Society’s annual conference in Atlanta, GA, earlier this year, it was a “career-capping event.” Afterwards, Society members—newcomers...

Get Ready for PDPM Implementation on October 1

Policy Snapshot
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practitioners
September 26, 2019
On October 1, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV (RUG-IV) for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). PDPM improves the accuracy and appropriateness of...

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: Become a Medicare Enrolled Supplier

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
September 26, 2019
Medicare pays Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) suppliers to furnish group-based intervention to at-risk Medicare beneficiaries: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-approved National Diabetes Prevention Program curriculum Up...