An editorial was published in the August issue of JAMDA by Eilon Caspi, PhD, about a new form of elder mistreatment referred to as social media abuse. The author defined this as the unauthorized online sharing – without written consent from the resident or from their legally authorized representative (whe...
We've spent more than a decade talking about value-based care (VBC) as if it were a foreign destination whose language we must first learn before we're allowed to visit. But most of us are already touched by value-based initiatives without fully realizing it, such as through efforts to reduce hos...
The idea that “if you build it, they will come” sounds good, but change is not that easy. The Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, but it didn’t reach this milestone without the commitment of many people and the ability to overcome barriers, set an...
Individuals living with dementia, who find themselves in unfamiliar PALTC settings, often exhibit problematic behaviors, such as physical aggression or verbal agitation, to seek attention. These behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are key clinical features of Alzheimer’s disease and r...