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Why Do We Need a COVID-19 Vaccine? A Plea From a Polio Survivor

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
As of March 2, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has cost over 500,000 Americans’ lives and approximately 2,500,000 deaths across the world. This ongoing pandemic has not spared any nation or people. It is wiping out older adults and people with complex...

AMDA Establishes Behavioral Health Council

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services describes the mission of nursing homes, it notes that “each resident must receive and the facility must provide the necessary behavioral health care and services to attain or maintain the highest...

Nonviolent Communication

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Perhaps the title of this article caught your eye. Was your initial response something like, “Are you kidding? I do not use violence to communicate!” If so, you are not alone. This was my reaction as well when I was discussing a care plan with a...

Herd Immunity Not Possible in Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Efforts to make post-acute and long-term care communities safe from COVID-19 have resulted in crushing quarantine, social isolation, and mitigation practices for residents and staff. The only current hope of reestablishing any semblance of social...

Remembering Lena

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Forest Hills Park, Spring 1994

Learning from a Painful Past to Shape a Flourishing Future

Spotlight
April 1, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “We were so attuned to following the regulations to keep everyone safe. We didn’t predict the lasting consequences we would be left with, especially for patients with dementia,” says Amita R. Patel, MD, CMD, MHA,...

Virtual Reality Exergames for Improving Older Adults’ Cognition and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials

JAMDA
April 1, 2021
Virtual reality (VR) exergames are an innovative approach to promote older adults' mental health. VR exergames are active video games controlled by bodily movements in a safe surrounding with advantages of physical activity engagement and...

The Live Oak Project Endorsement of the Position Statement from the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

JAMDA
April 1, 2021
Our partnership, The Live Oak Partnership, is committed to transforming all aspects of long-term care from public policy implementation to the quality of care and life of each resident and short-term patient. Founded in May 2020, we were motivated...

Stroke Rehabilitation Use and Caregiver Psychosocial Health Profiles in Singapore: A Latent Profile Transition Analysis

JAMDA
April 1, 2021
To identify and describe caregiver profiles based on their psychosocial health characteristics over a 12-month period and transitions among these profiles, to determine if stroke rehabilitation use at 12 months post-stroke differed by caregiver...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
April 1, 2021