For many young people, nursing homes are invisible—rarely discussed and often portrayed as symbols of decline. A Gallup/West Health poll found that nearly 70% of Americans feel uncomfortable at the thought of being admitted to one. Younger generations often imagine these places as sterile, sad, or even fri...
The most fundamental principle in geriatric and long-term care medicine: ensure every treatment order aligns with the resident’s values and goals of care—eliciting these is a core skill for long-term care physicians. Many residents have multimorbidity, and a substantial proportion are at the end of life. E...
In November 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the final phase of a trauma-informed care (TIC) provision for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) as part of F-tag F699, which requires facilities to provide trauma survivors with culturally competent trauma-informed care. ...
Since 2022, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has supported a research grant program awarding funding to the “best” proposals. Five stellar projects were selected between 2022 and 2025 following a rigorous process of review by a committee of experts. The Grant Committee applies hig...
After the decision was made to reinvent the beloved Caring for the Ages as a joint monthly online-only publication of PALTmed and the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, the search began for a new editor-in-chief. The Search Committee soon chose Barbara Zarowitz, PharmD, MSW, BCPS, BCGP,...
One of the highlights of PALTmed’s annual conference each year is the presentation of the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s four excellence awards: Medical Director of the Year, Clinician of the Year, the James Pattee Award for Excellence in Education, and the William Dodd Founder’s A...
This paper focuses on how medical directors serving post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities have opportunities to work with their facilities and the companies that operate them to be successful in value-based healthcare programs. PALTC facilities (“facilities”) refer to nursing homes providing car...
A bipartisan, bicameral group of 100 U.S. lawmakers, led by Reps. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and Michael Lawler (R-NY), sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally urging the agency to exempt the health-care sector from a newly introduced $100,000 fee on employers filing new H-1B visa ...