Residents in long-term care settings are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infections and, compared to younger adults, are at higher risk of poor outcomes and death. Given the poor prognosis of resuscitation outcomes for COVID-19 in general, the...
We evaluated the trend of end-of-life healthcare utilization and life-sustaining interventions for older adults with dementia 3 to 4 years after the change in hospice policy.
Steven Buslovich, MD, MSHCPM, CMD, a New York–based geriatrician, talks about frailty and what this means for your loved one’s health and care options.
Presented at this year’s virtual Annual Conference of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, the Year in Review session featured a discussion of several articles published in the past year that the presenters determined to be...
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine held its 2020 Annual Conference virtually. Thank you to the speakers and attendees who helped make it such a big success. We look forward to seeing...
Mr. G is ticked off. The 58-year-old man arrived at your facility about two days ago after a hospital stay for alcohol withdrawal and sepsis. Upon admission, you fielded several questions from him about how soon you would “let me out of here.”
It is always useful to remind practitioners that nonpharmacologic interventions are most effective for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, and the review in the recent issue of Caring (2020;21[2]:19) provides excellent guidance...
The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has announced its 2020 Quality Improvement (QI) and Quality Improvement & Health Outcomes (QIHO) Award recipients. The QI Award went to Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, CMD, and her team at...
Dimensions, palatability, and the appearance of the final drug product all help determine older individuals’ acceptance of and adherence to medication regimens, according to a mixed-methods systematic review conducted in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
