Ageing of all western populations has been accompanied by dramatic changes in demographic structure, diseases patterns, and health- and social-care needs of individuals. As a result, it is also transforming our key personal aspirations, which now...
High dietary sugar intake may compromise protein and micronutrient intakes in people with low energy intakes. The results of micronutrient dilution studies in older people have been few and conflicting. We examined the nutritional status and...
The American Medical Association (AMA) interim meeting is devoted to advocacy. It remains a much-abbreviated meeting from the annual event held every June in Chicago. The Society had no resolutions to present at the recent interim meeting, held in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2017 summarizes new and ongoing reviews and activities that OIG plans to pursue with respect to HHS programs and operations...
Thursday, December 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. During this call, learn about the reform of requirements for long-term care facilities,...
This study investigated the potential of physical exercise habit as a lifestyle modification against cognitive and functional decline at the community level.
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is defined as a decline in systolic blood pressure of ≥20 mm Hg or a diastolic decline of ≥10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing or head-up tilt to 60 degrees due to impaired compensatory mechanisms on standing.1,2 The...
Antibiotic stewardship has been called for across all sites of health care, including nursing homes (NHs). Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are the third most common indication for antibiotics in the NH, and so should be a focus of...
Physician Assistant Annie Zambrano, PA-C, is proud of the role she plays in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. She is looking forward to seeing her family of professional colleagues at the 2017 Annual Conference in Phoenix next March...
To investigate the association between benzodiazepine and related drug (BZDR) use and hip fracture as well as postfracture mortality and duration of hospital stay in community-dwellers with and without Alzheimer disease (AD).
