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Honesty Is the Best Policy

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
Dear Dr. Jeff: Our facility is being severely criticized by families for not sharing with them information about the status of the novel coronavirus among the residents of our building and among our staff. This seems to go across the board from...

Palliative Care Amid the Pandemic: Resources for PALTC Providers and Families

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
As the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold and the death rate begins to take shape with accurate reporting and more frequent testing, David Grabowski, Ph.D., a researcher at Harvard Medical School’s Health Care Policy Department...

Diagnosis and Prevention of Common Respiratory Illnesses

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest public health challenge we have faced since World War II. Since its emergence in Asia late last year, severe acute respiratory syndrome...

Moving Toward a Post-COVID World

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
Has the advent of COVID-19 changed your life in a significant way? Has it caused a cancellation of that trip to Europe, torpedoed a lifetime dream cruise to the Far East, trashed your budget, doubled or tripled the medical director hours at your...

A Better Future From COVID Pandemic Lessons

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
More than six months after the SARS-CoV-2 virus began its spread through the United States, nursing home leaders and staff feel battered.

Lack of Evidence Complicates Care for Nursing Home Residents With Epilepsy

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
There’s mixed news for the diagnosis and management of epilepsy in nursing homes, where the prevalence of the disorder is estimated to be more than seven times higher than among seniors in the community.

Telemedicine: Not New but Never More Useful

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
During the session “Expert Consensus on the Use of Telemedicine in the Roles, Tasks, and Functions of the PALTC Medical Director” at the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD,...

Grassroots Group Unites for Effective COVID-19 Response

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
They came on the screen — one, then two, then three, then more. At first, they exchanged pleasantries and talked about work and upcoming events. Then Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD, introduced Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, who provided an update on Monroe County,...

“Good” Death During the Pandemic

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
“Surrounded by family” is a phrase often used to depict the concept of a “good” death. To die among loved ones is something we desire for ourselves and practitioners want for their patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. “It’s hard...

From Inactive to Active Too Fast: Go Slow to Avoid a Fall

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
Arif Hussain, DO, talks about the risk of falling after a period of isolation and how to stay safe and strong post-COVID.