The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many imperfections in older care. Worldwide, health care workers in nursing homes worked hard in dire circumstances. Personal protective equipment and COVID tests often were scarce.1 In Belgium, a particular problem...
Increasing recognition of the adverse events older adults experience in post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) has led to multiple efforts to improve care integration between hospitals and SNFs. We sought to measure current care...
Last week, the Society signed on to an American Medical Association letter written for Elizabeth Fowler, the new deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The letter congratulates the deputy...
Beginning June 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will accept Notices of Intent to Apply (NOIAs) for the Medicare Shared Savings Program January 1, 2022, start date. Visit the Application Types & Timeline and Application...
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure was sworn in last week as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) following a bipartisan confirmation by the U.S. Senate. She is former policy official who played a key role in the Affordable...
The number of people living with dementia (PLWD) is expected to grow considerably in the coming years. PLWD often have substantial medical and supportive service needs and face fragmentation of services across payers and across health and social...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join You can take 20 minutes today and help shape care for older adults across the nation. AMDA member Ilo Leppik, MD, and his colleagues are conducting a survey to obtain information regarding the current approach to...
The development and deployment of several COVID-19 vaccines within a little over a year after the pandemic started is seen as a success story in high-income countries. However, evidence on the effectiveness of the various vaccine candidates among...
Person-centered care (PCC) is the standard for the delivery of long-term services and supports (LTSS). In this article, we summarize the state of the science on meaningful outcomes and workforce development and discuss what is needed to ensure that...
