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Defining the Core Skills and Activities of the Attending Physician in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

JAMDA
June 29, 2021
The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) contracted with a psychometric firm to perform a 3-phase Job Analysis following best practices. Literature was reviewed, a task force of subject matter experts was convened, a...

Smart Case Review: A Model For Successful Remote Medical Direction and Enhanced Nursing Home Quality Improvement

JAMDA
June 29, 2021
This article describes how medical directors can use a strategic approach [Smart Case Review (SCR)] to perform effective and efficient clinical case reviews and key medical director oversight functions simultaneously. SCR can be done either on-site...

Psychometric Properties, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the Self-Reported interRAI Check-Up Assessment

JAMDA
June 28, 2021
To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and psychometric properties of the self-report version of the interRAI Check-Up (CUSR).

The Association of Anticholinergic Drugs and Delirium in Nursing Home Patients With Dementia: Results From the SHELTER Study

JAMDA
June 28, 2021
Drugs with anticholinergic properties are associated with an increased prevalence of delirium, especially in older persons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of this class of drugs in nursing home (NH) patients...

Outcomes of Nonagenarians With Acute Coronary Syndrome

JAMDA
June 28, 2021
Nonagenarians are a fast-growing age group among cardiovascular patients, but data about their management and prognosis after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is scarce. This study aimed to analyze characteristics of nonagenarian patients with ACS...

Impact of Tailored Multicomponent Exercise for Preventing Weakness and Falls on Nursing Home Residents’ Functional Capacity

JAMDA
June 28, 2021
We aimed to determine whether the benefits of long (24 weeks) and short (4 weeks) training programs persisted after short (6 weeks) and long (14 weeks) periods of inactivity in older adult nursing home residents with sarcopenia.

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Factors Associated With COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths in French Nursing Homes

JAMDA
June 26, 2021
To describe the clinical characteristics and management of residents in French nursing homes with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to determine the risk factors for COVID-19–related hospitalization and death in this...

The Society Urges HHS to Release Nursing Home Strike Force Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
This week, AMDA and several other organizations sent a letter urging Secretary Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to release nursing home strike team funding authorized in the American Rescue Plan Act of...

OIG Report: Mortality Rates in Nursing Homes Increased by 32% During 2020

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
The Office of Inspector General released a report about the impact COVID-19 had on Medicare beneficiaries. Last year, 3.1 million beneficiaries were living in nursing homes and SNFs. Of this amount, 1.3 million had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020. It...