End-of-life (EOL) care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a concern under the overwhelming pressure of health care service systems. People with dementia often receive suboptimal EOL care; thus, they may be at particular risk of poor care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
Tampa, FL: Today, during its PALTC23 Annual Conference in Tampa, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced that it has appointed Michelle Zinnert, CAE, as its new executive director.
Sepsis survivors discharged to post-acute care facilities experience high rates of mortality and hospital readmission. This study compared the effects of a Sepsis Transition and Recovery (STAR) program vs usual care (UC) on 30-day mortality and hospital readmission among sepsis survivors discharged to post...
We examined the frequency and categories of end-of-life care transitions among assisted living community decedents and their associations with state staffing and training regulations.
Earlier today, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced the recipients of its prestigious awards at PALTC23 in Tampa, FL. Rani Rao, MD, FACP, CMD, is Medical Director of the Year. Vikas Reddy, MD, is the Clinician of the Year. Arif Nazir, MD, CMD, is recipient of the William Dodd...
To examine racial/ethnic differences in risk factors, and their associations with COVID-19–related outcomes among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
To investigate proportions of hospitalized nursing home residents during periods of increased vulnerability, ie, the first 6 months after institutionalization and the last 6 months before death, and comparing the figures between Germany and the Netherlands.
There is uncertainty about effects of physical activity on physical performance, such as gait speed, among community-dwelling older adults according to their physical frailty status. We determined whether a long-term, moderate-intensity physical activity program was associated with different responses on g...
To investigate the association of depressive mood and frailty with mortality and health care utilization (HCU) and identify the coexisting effect of depressive mood and frailty in older adults.