Caring for the Ages
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Caring for the Ages
August 4, 2026
How to Make New Providers Comfortable
The first year, first month, and even the first day for a new provider can be a critically defining moment for their experience in PALTC. Here are 8 tips that PALTmed's president finds helpful in welcoming new clinicians to transition and thrive in PALTC.
Caring for the Ages
August 4, 2026
Management of Hypertension in Older Adults
This article reviews the evidence for blood pressure management in older adults
Caring for the Ages
August 4, 2026
Long Day’s Journey: Political Advocacy Matters
It’s not necessary to be perfect, politically savvy, or an engaging conversationalist to be a strong advocate for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) patients and professionals. Instead, it takes a desire to make a difference and a passion for quality care. It’s a long journey with many stops and a few b...
Caring for the Ages
August 4, 2026
Do You Know a DINO—A Medical Director in Name Only?
Under 42 CFR §483.70(g), a skilled nursing facility (SNF) must designate a physician to serve as medical director. That physician is assigned just two broadly stated responsibilities: implementing resident-care policies and coordinating medical care in the facility. The regulation establishes no required t...
Caring for the Ages
August 4, 2026
Excellence Award Winner Says PALTmed Has Made Him a Better Doctor
William Dodd, MD, CMD, founded our organization and served as its first president in 1978. The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine’s Excellence Award named for him—the William Dodd Founder’s Award for Distinguished Service—recognizes significant contributions to building PALTmed’s...
Caring for the Ages
August 4, 2026
The Heart, Head, and Vaccine Connection
Immunosenescence, the dysregulation or remodeling of the immune system associated with aging, renders older adults more susceptible to infectious diseases. One way to compensate for this adverse age-related effect is through immunization.
Policy Snapshot
August 3, 2026
FY2027 SNF PPS Final Rule Released
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the FY2027 SNF PPS final rule last week, effective October 1, 2026. Here is what was finalized. Both the Healthcare Personnel and resident COVID-19 vaccination measures were removed from the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) beginning in FY2...
Policy Snapshot
July 27, 2026
CMS to Clinicians: Join an ACO for Performance Year 2027
To participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) for performance year 2027, work with an ACO to join its participant list. ACOs must submit their lists to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by August 5, 2026.
Policy Snapshot
July 21, 2026
CMS to Launch Nursing Home Risk-Based Survey Nationwide September 8, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued QSO-26-14-NH last week, directing state survey agencies to begin using the Risk-Based Survey (RBS) at qualifying nursing homes starting September 8, 2026.
