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What Matters Most? How to Find Joy at Work in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
This issue of Caring for the Ages focuses on many of the highlights of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference in Tampa, FL, in March. It was the first conference that was fully in person since the COVID-19...

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Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
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Mitigating Weight Stigma in Long-Term Care With Trauma-Informed Principles

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
As a professional social worker, I am committed to creating compassionate environments where people work and live, which includes addressing topics that may stimulate discomfort for some people. In this article, I focus on weight stigma.

Whose Life Is It Anyway? Medical Aid in Dying and Its Legal, Medical, and Ethical Conundrums

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
One of the most important decisions a person can make is the decision to end his or her life. Likewise, it may be an equally vexing situation for the physician who is asked to provide the lethal cocktail that would end a patient’s life. Currently,...

PALTC23 Keynote: Humor and Health Go Hand-in-Hand

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
“Managing stress takes day-by-day, moment-by-moment vigilance,” said author, speaker, and comedian Kay Frances, MBA, at the opening general session of PALTC23, the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine...

Sitting at the Head Table and Leading Change: AMDA’s 2023 Policy Initiatives

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
During the pandemic, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine was able to raise its profile and attract the attention of policymakers and other stakeholders. In the past year, the organization has continued to make inroads on a...

Struggling with PTSD? There Is Help

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
Senior contributing writer Joanne Kaldy spoke to Lisa Sweet, RN, co-founder of the National Association of Health Care Assistants, about the importance of addressing PTSD among certified nurse assistants (CNAs).

Medical Aid in Dying: Gaining Attention in America

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
The presenters at the PALTC23 program “Medical Aid in Dying (MAID): Medical, Ethical, and Legal Implications” showed a powerful video about an older couple who decided to take control of their lives and deaths. It presented an honest, poignant, and...

Cleaning the Medical Misinformation Mess

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
“Misinformation spreads quickly, and it’s hard to correct it in real time,” said Sing Palat, MD, CMD, at the start of the PALTC23 session “Managing Medical Misinformation: How to Address This Information Mess.” Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, agreed: “We are...

Encouraging Improvements to Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Care Quality in Nursing Homes

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2023
Nursing homes have an ethical obligation to create facility policies and protocols that support the ethical and evidence-based treatment of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and substance use disorder (SUD), A. Justine Landi, MD, urged at...