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Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
All the sessions at the AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Annual Conference are informative and thought provoking, but the keynote addresses set the tone, provide an important touchstone mid-meeting, and end the program...
Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a study report, “Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Homes.” The study found that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts since 2011 had reduced the use...
Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
Dental Care in Older Adults
Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) have been in clinical practice since the late 1960s. Yet there are still many misconceptions about scope of practice and the advanced practice provider (APP) role, particularly in post-acute...
Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
Not a week goes by these days when I don’t receive a call or an email from an old patient, friend, or family member with concerns about dementia. My mother has done this or that unusual thing or is exhibiting this or that bizarre behavior. Could she...
Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
Research is limited regarding the prevalence of drug-induced movement disorders in residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities. By contrast, there is extensive literature documenting that this population is typically at a higher risk for drug-...
Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
This summer, I had the opportunity to volunteer at the A.G. Rhodes Nursing Home in Atlanta, GA. As a volunteer, my job was to take residents to the places they needed to be, help them out with simple tasks, and engage them in conversation and other...
Caring for the Ages
January 1, 2023
If you’ve never laughed or shared a joke at work, you’re probably in the minority. While health care is serious business, there is still a place for humor, and sometimes it transforms someone’s mood, makes a difficult situation feel more positive,...
JAMDA
January 1, 2023
JAMDA
January 1, 2023