When my daughter was in the seventh grade, she participated in a National History Day contest ( https://nhd.org/en/ ) in which students from across the country present a wide variety of historical research projects. Her project was an exhibit...
Pain is a common problem in long-term care, yet sometimes it can be hard to get people to take pain seriously. Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, said, “Pain is not an issue if you ask people...
Dave was an 86-year-old patient with Parkinson’s disease dementia. He had a fall at home and after a brief stay at the hospital came to the facility where I work for skilled care. I had known Dave for about six months at the point of admission; he...
Every year, the “This Year in Review in Long-Term Care” session at the Annual Conference of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is popular among clinicians interested in learning about clinically important or controversial...
One theme of the “Health Policy Update,” the general session on top policy issues at PALTC24, the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, was “never say never.” Alex Bardakh, MP, CAE, senior director of...
One of us (Lisa Lind) was recently reviewing job candidates’ qualifications for an upcoming position that requires skill in communicating, negotiating, problem solving, planning, and thinking rationally in stressful situations. When selecting a...
The single most important reason for disparities in health care — affecting access, care delivery, and outcomes — are the social determinants of health (SDOH). The mission of any professional medical organization and the first agenda item for its...
“In the world of dementia care, we must move out of where we are” in order to make things better, said Teepa Snow in the opening general session of PALTC24, the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. One...
