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CMS Reports Success in Reducing Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs; Patient Advocates Skeptical

June 15, 2016
AMDA in the News
Modern Healthcare
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Antipsychotics, Minimum Data Set
The CMS says it has surpassed its goal for reducing the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes. Patient advocates, however, are expressing skepticism over the claim.

Pumping Iron Could Ward Off Dementia

February 16, 2015
AMDA in the News
Medical Press
Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease
High intensity weight training is important for brains not just brawn and could be prescribed in the fight against dementia according to new research from the University of Sydney.

Dialysis: Gauging its Need, and How to Reduce its Stress

March 31, 2015
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Long-Term Care, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, End-of-Life, Quality, Resident
As a psychologist observing the effects of medical interventions on the mental health of the long-term care resident, I often ask, “Is this aggressive procedure helping?”

Can A Person With Dementia Consent To Sex?

April 27, 2015
AMDA in the News
NPR
Long-Term Care, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Ethics, Resident, Right’s
Sexual relationships in long-term care facilities are not uncommon. But the long-term care industry is still grappling with the issue.

Sex in the Nursing Home

June 4, 2015
AMDA in the News
AARP
Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Ethics, Patient Centered, Resident, Right’s
So far only about a quarter of facilities have policies on intimacy and sexual behavior, according to a 2013 survey by AMDA — the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Almost half said that developing a policy was "planned" or "...

Too Old to Work Out? Think Again, Get Moving

June 20, 2015
AMDA in the News
The Enumlaw Courier-Herald
Cardiovascular Health, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Osteoporosis
A recent study published in JAMDA found that resistance training can positively affect cognitive abilities of seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

A Personal Choice

October 5, 2015
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Ethics
When does an individual lose the right to consent to sexual relations? If doctors deem intimate contact inappropriate, how do caregivers in nursing homes and other community settings enforce no-contact rules? How can facilities support residents'...

Alzheimer's disease: Online brain training 'improves daily lives of over-60s'

November 3, 2015
AMDA in the News
The Telegraph
Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease
Playing online games that exercise reasoning and memory skills could have major benefits for older people, a wide-scale study has found. Researchers at King's College London discovered that mental exercises, or "brain training", can improve people's...

AMDA Applauds New National Alzheimer’s Plan

May 18, 2012
Press Release
Alzheimer’s Disease
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine applauds a new National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, released earlier this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The document outlines how HHS plans to...