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Addressing Gender Identity in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2023
Question: As a post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinician, I have received pushback from my facility leadership around asking my residents about their pronouns and around trying to educate our nursing staff on gender identity and health issues...

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Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2023
Addressing Gender Identity in PALTC Settings

Free Trainings for the DEA’s Eight-Hour Opioid Treatment Training Requirement

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2023
Many of our readers may have heard about the new one-time, eight-hour training requirement focused on opioid treatment and management for all practitioners registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which came into effect on June 27...

Recommendations for Medical and Mental Health Care in Assisted Living: The Be Well in AL Coalition

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2023
Dating back to the inception of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, older adults who required health and supportive care beyond what could be provided in a private home had little choice other than to move to a nursing home. In the ensuing...

AMDA’s New Executive Director Settles in With Her Professional Family

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2023
Michelle Zinnert, CAE, has the skills and experience that are much in demand in the corporate world, but don’t expect to find her in the office of a Fortune 500 company. “I have worked in nonprofit management my whole career. I’ve always sought work...

Together We Are Making a Better PALTC

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2023
As gardens and farms produce their last fruits and we move into autumn, we enter a season of giving thanks and gratitude. This year, I have seen the generosity of the members of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and so...

Cost and Utilization Outcomes in Huntsman at Home, a Novel Oncology Hospital at Home Program

JAMDA
August 1, 2023
In a real-world trial, we previously demonstrated that Huntsman at Home, a novel oncology hospital at home program, was associated with reduced health care utilization and costs. In this study, we sought to understand the impact of Huntsman at Home...

Built Environments and Frailty in Older Adults: The JAGES Longitudinal Study Using Mediation Analysis

JAMDA
August 1, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between subjective built environment and the onset of frailty in older adults living in the community. In addition, we examined whether daily walking time, depressive symptoms, and social...

A Qualitative Study of Nursing Home Staff Lived Experience With Advance Care Planning

JAMDA
July 31, 2023
Advance care planning (ACP) within nursing homes (NHs) is an integral component of resident-centered care yet remains an ongoing area for improvement. This study explored health care providers’ experiences when facilitating ACP discussions with...

Relationship Between eHealth Literacy and Healthy Aging in Older Chinese People: The Mediating Effect of Health Behaviors

JAMDA
July 29, 2023
Healthy aging is an important means of promoting the well-being of older individuals. However, no studies have examined the relationship between eHealth literacy and healthy aging or its mechanism. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the...