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Palliative Care in Assisted Living

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Mrs. M is a 92-year-old woman residing in an assisted living community. Her medical history includes hypertension, gout, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, and melanoma with invasion into the parotid gland; she has had removal of a...

The Aspirin Controversy Continues Despite New Guidelines Regarding Aspirin Usage in Older Adults

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
For many years, it was thought that an aspirin a day may keep the doctor away. This age-old sentiment has been put to the test in the past decade.

Spotlight On Policy

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added new Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information to the doctors and clinicians section of the Medicare Care Compare site ( https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ ). Care...

In This Issue

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Key Strategies for Avoiding Bias in Clinical Decision-Making

Awards Honor Visionaries Who Help Light the Way

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
During the past two years, many practitioners and clinical leaders have worked tirelessly to help their colleagues combat the pandemic. Their leadership, commitment, compassion, and energy have been profound. The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-...

Finding My Way: How the Futures Program Offered Leadership and Inspiration in Challenging Times

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
In May 2020 I graduated from the University of Maryland School of Nursing with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and prepared as an adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. For most of my degree I had worked hard and was ready to take...

The Importance of Vitamin D in Long-Term Care Residents

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Vitamin D, a group of fat-soluble steroid hormones, is considered an essential vitamin for humans, particularly D3 (cholecalciferol), which is obtained from some animal-based products and ultraviolet light, and D2 (ergocalciferol), which is obtained...

New Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Presents Systematic Approach to Pain Management

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Pain management in long-term care requires a systematic, step-wise approach that includes thorough assessment and that avoids jumping straight from reports of pain to treatment, say two authors of the new clinical practice guideline (CPG) “Pain...

When a Health Care Proxy Also Lacks Decision-Making Capacity

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2022
Within the aging population, people are living longer with chronic and severe illnesses. At times over the course of disease progression, patients with severe illnesses may lose decision-making capacity. In those situations, the decision-making...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
April 1, 2022