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Nursing Home Staffing Shortage is a ‘Crisis on Top of a Crisis’

March 10, 2022
AMDA in the News
Nursing Home Staffing Shortage is a & Crisis on Top of a Crisis
Skilled Nursing Care, Medical Staff Oversight, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Nursing Home Administrator
Skilled nursing workers are in the midst of a mass exodus from the profession, and not even unprecedented wage increases can compensate for the concerns of the 238,000 caregivers who have left the industry since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Direct Admission to Skilled Nursing Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Skilled Nursing Care
Physician
SUBJECT: direct admission to skilled nursing facilities INTRODUCED BY: Illinois Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine INTRODUCED ON: APRIL 2020 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term...

Nursing Facility Influenza Study Opens Enrollment

Skilled Nursing Care, Influenza
NP/PA, Physician
A team of nationally recognized long-term care researchers from Brown University, Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH, CMD, and Vincent Mor, PhD, are undertaking a large-scale quality improvement study to evaluate the impact of the annual influenza vaccine...

After Harvey Hit, One Texas Nursing Home Evacuation Began With a Gun Drawn

September 29, 2017
AMDA in the News
LA Times
Skilled Nursing Care
The front doors to the Lake Arthur Place nursing home were locked when Ben Husser and his team of volunteer rescuers arrived on boats. He knocked, and when somebody cracked open the entrance, he pushed his way in.

Why the Elderly Are the Fastest-Growing Pot Demographic in the U.S.

August 30, 2017
AMDA in the News
Men's Journal
Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid
On a recent Friday at the Balfour Riverfront Park senior living facility in downtown Denver, an unusual event took place among the day’s regular activities. In between scrapbooking at the Sky Bar and water walking in the Pompeii Pool, the facility...

Serious Pain Afflicts a Third of Nursing Home Residents in Last Six Months of Life

June 29, 2017
AMDA in the News
Medical Xpress
End-of-Life Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Pain Management
Many nursing home residents have a fairly pain-free experience until the end of life, but at least a third suffer persistent, significant pain during their last six months, according to a new study from the University of Manitoba, University of...

Why Home Care Can’t Compare to Skilled Nursing Facilities

June 27, 2017
AMDA in the News
Skilled Nursing News
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care
Most newly admitted nursing home residents could not be safely and cost-effectively diverted to home- and community-based services (HCBS) because many of them have health issues, such as dementia and stroke, that require high levels of care,...

Raucous July 4 Break Looms as Providers Cheer Delayed Vote on 'Fatally-Flawed' Senate Bill

June 28, 2017
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Medicaid
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (formerly AMDA) said in a statement Monday the “Medicaid provisions of this bill will be detrimental to millions of older adults.” “As an organization representing post-acute and long-term care...

Study: Most Nursing Home Residents’ Care Needs Can’t Be Managed Cost Effectively Elsewhere

June 27, 2017
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Dementia
Most individuals admitted to nursing homes have high levels of care needs—because of conditions such as dementia and stroke—that cannot be met cost-effectively elsewhere, such as in the community. According to a Canadian study in the July issue of...

Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders Reduce Resident Transfers, Says New Study

May 17, 2017
AMDA in the News
Provider Magazine
Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life Care, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Dementia, Transitions of Care
A fresh look at how Do-Not-Hospitalize (DNH) orders affect the movement of skilled nursing care residents shows those residents with such directives experienced significantly fewer transfers to hospitals or emergency departments (EDs). Report...