JAMDA
February 17, 2026
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Practice Resource
February 17, 2026
The Role of the Medical Director in Facility Assessment
This paper provides an exploration of the facility assessment process in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), emphasizing the critical role of the medical director.
JAMDA
February 16, 2026
Association of Brain Atrophy with Subjective and Objective Hearing Assessments in Older Adults
To investigate associations between objective and subjective hearing assessments, cognitive function, and brain atrophy in older adults, which are currently insufficiently understood.
JAMDA
February 14, 2026
Can I Stay, or Must I Go Now? A Cohort Study of Discharge Appeals in a Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility
Patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for short-term rehabilitation after hospitalization often feel unprepared to return home and may appeal discharge dates set by SNFs and/or insurers. There are additional concerns that Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers may be more aggressive about dischar...
JAMDA
February 13, 2026
Bioethics Peer Review: A Structured Evaluation Framework for Long-Term Care Environments
Health care environments—particularly the built environment—can function like health care interventions, achieving medicine-like effects that shape the lived experience of persons in long-term care (LTC). Despite a growing body of evidence-based design research illustrating the clinical and behavioral infl...
PALTmed In The News
February 13, 2026
Dementia diagnosis biggest predictor of where dually eligible older adults receive long-term services and supports
Policy Snapshot
February 13, 2026
How to Report CMS MVPs
If you’re interested in reporting a MIPS Value Pathway (MVP), review the MVPs finalized for the 2026 performance year on the 2026 Explore MVPs webpage to determine if there’s an available MVP that’s applicable to your scope of care and practice. To report an MVP for the 2026 performance year, you’ll need t...
Policy Snapshot
February 13, 2026
2025 QPP Data Submission Is Open through March 31
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened data submission for the 2025 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until March 31, 2026, 8:00 PM ET.
JAMDA
February 12, 2026
Psychometric Analysis of an Advance Care Planning Implementation Quality Assessment Tool (ACP-QAT) for Nursing Homes
A reliable and valid assessment of advance care planning (ACP) implementation in nursing homes (NHs) remains a gap, which can be a hindrance for policymakers and researchers to holistically understand the current quality of ACP implementation and identify aspects for improvement. This paper therefore condu...
JAMDA
February 12, 2026
An Updated Mortality and Community Discharge Prognostic Model for Older Adults Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities for Post-Acute Care
We previously developed a multi-outcome prognostic model for older adults admitted to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for short-term rehab using Medicare data. However, incorporating predictors from the Minimum Data Set (MDS), a mandated comprehensive assessment, may improve model performance. This study...
