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The Sky Is Falling Revisited

JAMDA
November 1, 2023
Twenty years ago, an editorial was penned to highlight workforce issues impacting care in the nursing home (NH).1 The focus was on physician practice but clearly relevant to other medical providers as well as the nursing profession. Fast forward to...

Mark Your Calendar

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
November 2-3, 2023

How I Implemented What I Learned About Diabetes in This Issue of Caring for the Ages

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
As a nurse practitioner who has a specialty practice focused on the neuropsychiatric assessment and management of older adults living with dementia in post-acute and long-term care communities, I don’t have opportunities to engage in the primary...

Staffing Proposal a Good Start but More is Needed, Webinar Panelists Suggest

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration’s new proposal for minimum staffing standards in nursing home has triggered conversations, criticism, praise, and debates. A recent National Association of Health Care Assistant (NAHCA) webinar, “Minimum Staffing...

Anti-psychotic Drug Reduction

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
Although clinicians often treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) primarily as a psychiatric disorder, there is concern about the risks and side effects of antipsychotic agents, including the risk of death.

Key Risk Factors for Falls in Nursing Homes

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
More than four in 10 nursing home residents experience falls, researchers in the People’s Republic of China found.

Deprescribing Interventions Improve Clinical Outcomes

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
Interventions to reduce the number of prescriptions an individual uses can help improve clinical outcomes, researchers in the People’s Republic of China found.

Keeping the Balls in the Air: Juggling Quality of Life and Safe, Effective Care for Residents With Dementia and Diabetes

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD, past AMDA president and host of the Caring On-The-Go and JAMDA On-The-Go podcasts, talks about how to care for a family member with diabetes and dementia.

Giving Thanks for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
Gratitude is a characteristic that we all share but seldom express enough to those who have impacted our lives. Maya Angelou wrote, “This is a wonderful day … I have never seen this one before.” For many of us, the wonderful new day of work that we...

Improving Diabetes Care Through Reduced Insulin Use in Nursing Homes

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2023
Reference: Umpierrez GE, Cardona S, Chachkhiani D, Fayfman M, Saiyed S, Wang H, Vellanki P, Haw JS, Olson DE, Pasquel FJ, Johnson TM 2nd. A Randomized Controlled Study Comparing a DPP4 Inhibitor (Linagliptin) and Basal Insulin (Glargine) in Patients...