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We’re All In — Are You?

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
Two months ago, we were eagerly planning on another Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. We were anticipating how we would renew old Society friendships, learn how to be better clinicians, and have...

Short Delirium Screening Tool Wins Morley Award

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
A research paper that describes a three-question screening tool for detecting delirium in patients with dementia has won JAMDA’s 2020 Morley Award for its potential to impact practice and policy in post-acute and long-term care medicine. Once...

In This Issue

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
This year’s award recipient, Fred Feinsod, MD, MPH, DSc, CMD, FACP, touches the lives of those around him in a powerful way. 3

The Medical Model and Person-Centered Care: A Blended Approach

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
Nursing homes have been a part of our history since the 17th century. They began as almshouses, and then in the 20th century transitioned into “convalescent homes” that provided basic care and meals. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) in...

Caring Collaborative in the Time of COVID-19

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
It is difficult to imagine a time without COVID-19, even though it has only been a few months. As health care providers, we serve a population vulnerable not only to deleterious physical effects of the virus but also to the psychological impact of...

Comment on: PALTC Leaders Talk Partnership for Better Health Outcomes

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020

Poems

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
Every day, there are so many opportunities to witness the joys, frailties, regrets, hopes, fears, acts of kindness or vengeance, shyness, resilience, and love that occur in the life of staff, patients and peers in our busy venues. There is material...

Care Right Where You Are: Treating in Place to Avoid an Emergency Department Visit or Hospitalization

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
There has never been a more important time to implement treating-in-place for skilled nursing facility residents than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With emergency department (ED) and hospital beds filling with potentially contagious patients and...

2020 Medical Director of the Year Is King of the Road and a Hero to Many

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
If you want to talk with Fred Feinsod, MD, MPH, DSc, CMD, FACP, don’t be surprised if that means catching him on the road. Dr. Feinsod, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s 2020 Medical Director of the Year, serves...

Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations in the Health and Well-being of the World’s Aging Citizens

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
William Haseltine, PhD, is cautiously optimistic about the future of aging in this country. However, he also acknowledges many challenges still need to be addressed. In his most recent book, Aging Well: Solutions to the Most Pressing Global...