“A & O × 3.” What exactly does that mean? Those of us in post-acute and long-term care will recognize this as shorthand for “Alert and Oriented times three,” which is often the extent of many residents’ “decisional capacity evaluation,”...
Collaborative telepsychiatry can help reduce symptoms of depression and result in fewer trips to the hospital among older adults who have co-occurring chronic medical conditions, according to a study in southern California.
Excessive dietary salt intake can harm cognition in older adults, according to a prospective, population-based cohort study in the Shandong area of the People’s Republic of China.
During the Futures Program in 2021, I learned a lot about how to manage long-term care patients, which included weighing the risks and potential rewards of aspirin in our older patient population, minimizing polypharmacy, and broaching palliative...
Alcohol consumption is a part of life for many people, and nearly half (43.9%) of Americans aged 65 and older consume alcohol. It’s not surprising that many want to continue to drink in some capacity after they enter a post-acute and long-term care...
In this new quarterly Caring column, National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) CEO and cofounder Lori Porter, NAHCA board chair and long-time certified nursing assistant (CNA) Sherry Perry, and CNA and member of the NAHCA board Branden...
Addressing the issues, controversies, and challenges confronting post-acute and long-term care in this transitional time can be difficult and uncomfortable. Often there are no black or white answers or one definitive solution. That is where AMDA –...
Nonpharmacological approaches to insomnia require a high-priority, team approach in which staff and family are respectful of sleep and can help validate and facilitate sleep hygiene practices and environmental needs, long-term care providers told...
For over half a century, medication management of behavior and psychiatric conditions (BPCs) in nursing home residents has been controversial. Over a decade ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a “National Partnership to...
