Falls are an important problem in frail older inpatients.1 Low-impact floors (LIFs) have the potential to reduce the severity and frequency of injuries from falls, working by absorbing energy from a fall, thereby reducing the physical forces on the...
To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and outcomes, including discharge to home, hospitalization, death, or continued residence in the skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), among residents newly admitted to SNFs.
Fractures of the hip, distal radius, and proximal humerus are common in the Medicare population. This study's objective was to characterize patterns and duration of opioid use, including regional variations in use, after both surgical and...
New this year, the Society’s annual conference will offer a mobile app! Downloading the conference app to your smartphone or tablet will provide the most up-to-date meeting information at your fingertips. Getting the app is easy: Search for the free...
I looked at the diagnostic specialist and burst into tears. She had seen other women like me and knew what was wrong with my shoulder. Finally, after 14 months of being tossed between physicians, specialists, and physical therapists and many...
Professional negligence lawsuits against skilled nursing facilities and other senior living communities — and to a lesser extent, against the physicians and other practitioners who provide care in them — continue to increase in number and average...
The practice management sessions at the Society’s 2019 annual conference are like “a map,” said Tom Haithcoat, chief operating officer for CareConnectMD and incoming chair of the Practice Group Network (PGN). This map will help participants navigate...
A study of falls, published in the February 2018 issue of JAMDA, won the 2018 Mather LifeWays Innovative Research on Aging Gold Award (2018; 19:130–135, https://bit.ly/2TmfqyX ). The award is given to the article that is felt to have the greatest...
