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Society Set to Take Action on Nursing Home Reform Proposals

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
On March 1, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden delivered the traditional annual State of the Union address. What was less traditional was the short statement on nursing home quality during his hour-long speech. “Medicare is going to set higher...

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Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
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Journal Highlights From the August Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
Geriatric emergency medicine developed as a subspecialty of emergency medicine, yet persons living with dementia (PLWD) are at greater risk for adverse events, safety risks, and worse outcomes, Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSc, and colleagues wrote...

Deprescribing: What About Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Nutritional Supplements?

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
One recommendation during the pandemic was to review and discontinue any medications that were not essential in long-term care (LTC) facilities. On the practical level, this helped reduce staff time for medication passes and decreased potential...

Home Sweet Home: Engage in Discharge Planning to Keep Your Loved One Safe and Happy

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
Aval-Na’Ree Sian Green, MD, a geriatric medicine specialist, shares some tips for getting and keeping your loved one safe at home once they are discharged from the nursing home or other long-term care facility.

Drive to Deprescribe Journey: Just Getting Started

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
When AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine launched its Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) initiative in May 2020, the goal was a 25% reduction of medication use in PALTC. What evolved was a movement that united interdisciplinary...

Intergenerational Programs Spark Fountains of Youth, Creativity

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
Research has documented the benefits of intergenerational programming for older adults, including improved brain and cognitive function. But none of these studies quite capture the pure joy, emotional connections, and feelings of purpose that come...

Long COVID: The Pandemic’s Undocumented Long-Term Sequelae

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
Amidst a dearth of research on long COVID in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), leaders and clinicians in the field have been taking note of worsening or new heart and lung problems, accelerated frailty and functional decline, prolonged delirium...

Higher Breakfast Protein Quality Is Associated With Reduced Incidence of Sarcopenia

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
Reference: Kinoshita K, Otsuka R, Nishita Y, et al. Breakfast Protein Quality and Muscle Strength in Japanese Adults: A Community-Based Longitudinal Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022;23:729–735.e2.

News From The Society

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s EDGE Symposium is back for another year of exploring practical approaches to “mending the cracks” in the PALTC system through engaging lectures, panel discussions, and facilitated small...