Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to develop a coordinated plan to maximize overall health with aging...
Clinicians must balance the likelihood of benefit with the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) when deciding to initiate or discontinue cholinesterase inhibitors.1,2 The most common pharmacovigilance method is spontaneous ADR reporting. There were...
A simple and inexpensive tool for screening of sarcopenia would be helpful for clinicians. The present study was performed to determine whether the SARC-F questionnaire is useful in screening of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) for...
Initial gait speed is a good predictor of dementia in later life. This prospective study used repeated measures analysis to identify potential gait performance trajectory patterns and to determine whether gait performance trajectory patterns were...
The nature and commonality of late-life risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, and mortality remain unclear. Our aim was to investigate potential risk factors, simultaneously in a single cohort including many individuals...
This holiday season, please take a minute to reflect on the important work you do every day in post-acute and long-term care, caring for a vulnerable and frail population. Hi I’m Chris Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute...
Enacted August 6, 2015, the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act) requires hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) to provide notification to individuals receiving observation services as...
MACRA 101 Webinar Series — December 16, 20, and 21 December 16, 20, and 21 from 12 to 1 pm ET Join CMS for a webinar series to learn about the development of patient relationship categories for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a new MLN Matters Special Edition Article on Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-Day Rule Waiver . The article discusses the...
Information on the upcoming meetings, the resolutions process, and checklists to help are available on the Society’s House of Delegates website at www.paltc.org/hod. Need to register delegates? Visit the HoD site as well and click on “Register...
