JAMDA
July 17, 2025
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JAMDA
July 17, 2025
Transportation Services in Society for Individuals Living With Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review
Significant numbers of adults with dementia require long-term care services. For example, around 750,000 people who live in nursing homes have a diagnosis of dementia. Transportation insecurity for the long-term care facility population has not received sufficient attention. This scoping review aims to exp...
JAMDA
July 15, 2025
Short Physical Performance Battery or Chair Stand: Which Better Predicts Disability Among High-Functioning Older Adults?
To compare the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and Chair Stand Test (CST) in terms of their ability to identify the risk of incident disability in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (BADL) over an 8-year follow-up among high-functioning older adult...
Podcast
July 15, 2025
PALTtalk: Advocacy in Action | July 2025
Policy Snapshot
July 15, 2025
CMS Issues 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Suggests Updates to Telehealth Coverage and Payment Rates
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). PALTmed is reviewing this proposed rule in detail.
Policy Snapshot
July 14, 2025
CMS Reminds Skilled Nursing Facilities of August 1 Revalidation Deadline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds all skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to meet the upcoming August 1, 2025, deadline to revalidate their enrollment and report updated ownership and management details. This initiative is part of CMS’ broader push to strengthen transparency arou...
Policy Snapshot
July 14, 2025
Florida Enacts Law Requiring Certification of Nursing Home Medical Directors
A new Florida law was just passed that will significantly change the state’s nursing homes. The law, which will go into effect over the next year, sets higher expectations for medical directors and introduces stronger accountability measures for monitoring patient safety culture.
Spotlight
July 14, 2025
New Board Member Is Dedicated to PALTmed and PALTC
Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, AGSF, CMD, one of the new directors at large on the PALTmed board, looks forward to contributing to the organization’s mission while instilling her love and passion for post-acute and long-term care in the membership and everyone else who’s interested. That includes medical students...
JAMDA
July 11, 2025
Trajectories After In-Hospital Delirium: Long-Term Changes in Frailty and Cognition After COVID-19
Delirium is a common complication in older patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with short-term functional and cognitive decline. This study evaluated whether in-hospital delirium is associated with long-term mortality and changes in frailty and cognition.
PALTmed In The News
July 11, 2025
PALTmed calls on providers to stop using routine PCR urine tests for UTIs
