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A New Approach to Dementia Care

June 3, 2016
AMDA in the News
Boston Globe
Dementia, Antipsychotics
“Even very modest efforts at education and problem-solving can go a long way to improving care for people with dementia and reducing bad habits in the care of these patients,” said Jonathan Evans, MD, MPH, CMD. “There is no question there is a...

Half of Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents go to Hospital ED Regardless of Cognitive Status

April 19, 2016
AMDA in the News
Science Daily
Dementia, Transitions of Care
A new study from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute has found that almost half of all long-stay nursing home residents experience at least one transfer to an Emergency Department over the course of a year...

DEMENTIA IN CARE TRANSITIONS

White Paper
Dementia, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
March 2016 I. INTRODUCTION The forceful consequence of dementia was referred to as a “tidal wave” at the First World Health Organization (WHO) Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia in Geneva, Switzerland, where it was...

CAPACITY FOR SEXUAL CONSENT IN DEMENTIA IN LONG-TERM CARE

White Paper
Dementia, Ethics
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
March 2016 Introduction The purpose of this White Paper is to provide a context for approaching the challenge of evaluating the capacity for consent for sexual activity by persons with dementia residing in long term care (LTC) facilities...

Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines and 7 Pocket Guides

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
UTI, Nutrition, Anemia, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Stroke, Change of Condition, Dementia, Diabetes, Palliative Care, Falls, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Health Maintenance, Infections, Infection Prevention/Control, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Delirium, Depression, Osteoporosis, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Pressure Ulcers, Sleep Disorders, Transitions of Care, Urinary Incontinence
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines (20) + 7 Pocket Guides / includes the following individual CPGs: Acute Change of Condition Altered Nutritional Status Anemia COPD Management + Pocket Guide Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance Dementia...

Dartmouth Atlas Shows Large Regional Disparities in EOL Care

February 22, 2016
AMDA in the News
PALLIMED
Dementia, End-of-Life, Patient Centered
AMDA Board of Directors member Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, authors a blog on a new Dartmouth Atlas Project, "Our Parents, Ourselves," which discusses the aging population and its health concerns across the U.S., especially around end-of-life care. He...

AMDA Suggests White House Conference on Aging Topics

January 27, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Advance Care Planning, Long-Term Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Observation Status, Dementia, Medication, Patient Centered, Payment, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), Practice Management, Health Information Technology (HIT), Quality, Resident, Right’s
AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has recommended sub-topics within three of the four previously identified areas of focus for the upcoming White House Conference on Aging

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.

Editorial Issues a Call to Action for End-of-Life Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes

February 19, 2015
AMDA in the News
Medical Press
Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life Care, Dementia, End-of-Life, Palliative Care
End-of-life care for nursing home residents has long been associated with poor symptom control and low family satisfaction. With more than one in four older Americans dying in a nursing home—including 70 percent of Americans with advanced dementia—...

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?”