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Faculty Voice - Jeremiah Lopez: Connecting with an Older Population

November 22, 2016
AMDA in the News
MSU Today
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Dementia, End-of-Life, Quality, Measures
My residency in family medicine at McLaren-Flint Family Practice introduced me to geriatrics and planted the seed of interest in the sub-specialty. I was exposed to a two-month geriatrics block that included post-acute and long-term care management...

Study: Confusion on End-of-Life Forms Can Cause Elderly Patients to Receive More Emergency Care Than They May Have Wanted

September 28, 2016
AMDA in the News
University at Buffalo the State University of New York
End-of-Life Care, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), End-of-Life, Patient Centered, Resident, Risk
In recent years, Physicians’ Orders for Life Sustaining Treatments (POLST) forms have been seen as an important way to honor the end-of-life wishes of frail elderly or terminally ill patients who cannot speak for themselves. But while the goal of...

J16 — CPR in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Resolution and Position Statements
End-of-Life, Patient Centered, Resident
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Resolution J-16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine create a White Paper to address policies around the provision of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in nursing homes and education...

AMDA Committee Identifies 3 Priorities for Assisted Living

March 6, 2016
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Assisted Living, End-of-Life, Federal Regulations, Infection Prevention/Control, Medication Management, Practitioners, Quality, Improvement, Transitions of Care
AMDA Board Member Kevin O'Neil, MD, CMD, talks about the top three clinical areas AMDA has identified on which assisted living providers need to focus.

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...

Access to High Quality End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes

Resolution and Position Statements
Advance Care Planning, Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, End-of-Life
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
American Geriatrics Society American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Medical Directors Association National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Background At least one in four Americans dies in a nursing home, and...

The Role of a Facility Ethics Committee in Decision-Making at the End of Life

White Paper
Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life, Ethics
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
White Paper C08, Becomes Policy March 2008 Background Trends in End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes Increasing numbers of Americans spend their last days in long term care, with a rise expected from 25% in 1998 to 40% by 2020. 1 For those...

White Paper on Surrogate Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care

White Paper
Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, End-of-Life
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
1. Introduction Many residents of nursing facilities and other long-term care settings are cognitively impaired and thus may be incapable of making decisions about their medical care. Clinicians providing care for these residents must rely...

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?”