Dietary intake is a crucial factor for healthy longevity. This study examined the association between meal-skipping habits in early and midlife and physical frailty in later life among community-dwelling older adults.
This study evaluates and compares the predictive performance of 4 widely used fall risk assessment tools—Morse Fall Scale (MFS), St. Thomas's Risk Assessment Tool in Falling Elderly Inpatients (STRATIFY), Hendrich II Fall Risk Model (Hendrich II), and Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT)—in Chinese nursing hom...
Healthy ageing is a central issue in public health; however, there is a lack of consensus regarding its determinants. We developed machine learning (ML) models to predict healthy ageing based on the characteristics of community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults.
As of October 1, 2025, Congress had not yet passed an extension of the COVID-era telehealth flexibilities that expired on the last day of September. Due to the current impasse in Congress, these critical provisions have lapsed, and until a budget solution is passed, Medicare reimbursement for several types...
On October 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released QSO-26-01-ALL, a memorandum outlining how state survey and certification (S&C) operations must adapt in the event of a federal government shutdown. In the memo, CMS covers functions that are not affected by the shutdown...
The objective of this analysis was to describe the association of dysphagia and frailty in persons living with dementia (PLWD) residing in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) who experienced hospitalization.
A chaotic political environment exacerbated by a government shutdown has left the senior living and care sector wondering what’s next. But opportunities exist amid the chaos, according to experts.
The Futures Program, jointly run by PALTmed and the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine, was created to introduce residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals to a career in PALTC medicine. Since its inception in 2001, more than 1,500 individual...