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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

General Information

JAMDA
April 1, 2022

Table of Contents

JAMDA
April 1, 2022

Editorial Board

JAMDA
April 1, 2022

Surgery and Geriatric Medicine: Toward Greater Integration and Collaboration

JAMDA
April 1, 2022
Geriatrics is a strong common bond linking the medical and surgical specialties, because much of surgical practice involves older persons. Indeed, many of the largest surgical specialties primarily serve patients aged 65 and older, including...

President’s Budget Includes Funding for Nursing Home Reform Agenda

Policy Snapshot
April 1, 2022
Last week, President Biden released his fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Here are the highlights: $641 million in FY 2023 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with...