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Policy Snapshot

June 15, 2026

PALTmed Influences Policy at AMA House of Delegates Meeting

Drs. Karl Steinberg and Leslie Eber were the delegates representing PALTmed at the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) annual 2026 meeting last week in Chicago. Of note, PALTmed has had only one delegate and one alternate for the past few years, but was upgraded to two voting delegates for 2026. The AM...
Spotlight

June 12, 2026

Clinician of the Year is Proud to be a Member of the Interdisciplinary Team

The newest of the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine’s Excellence Awards, Clinician of the Year, was created to recognize interdisciplinary team members in PALTC settings. Specifically, it honors a licensed health-care practitioner who embodies excellence in treating and caring f...
JAMDA

June 8, 2026

Paratonia in Advanced Dementia: A Frequently Misunderstood Movement Disorder

Paratonia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle stiffening that affects nearly all individuals with advanced dementia, yet it remains poorly recognized in routine clinical practice. Often misinterpreted as intentional resistance to care, untreated paratonia may progress to muscle contr...

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