Policy Snapshot
December 8, 2025
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Spotlight
December 8, 2025
Deadline Extended to Submit Your PALTC26 Poster
The Call for Posters for PALTC26 is now open through January 5! Created to provide high-quality, scientifically sound information that conference participants can immediately apply to their practices, the posters program has evolved to a digital format, and PALTmed extended the submission deadline this yea...
JAMDA
December 8, 2025
Telehealth Use by Residence Type in Older Adults Receiving Long-Term Services and Supports: The US National Core Indicators Survey (2021-2022)
Telehealth can improve access to geriatric care, especially for vulnerable older adults facing transportation, mobility, and/or health-related barriers to in-person care. However, integrating telehealth into geriatric care requires consideration of the different residence types where older adults use teleh...
JAMDA
December 6, 2025
Using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Fund Assisted Living: Mapping the Current Environment
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has been responsible for creating more units of affordable housing than any other federal program. However, the extent to which it has been used to finance the development of assisted living (AL) is unknown. The objective of this study is to understand the prevalen...
JAMDA
December 5, 2025
High-Risk Prescribing in Older People With and Without Dementia in Australia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
Older people, especially those living with dementia, are susceptible to drug-related problems. This study aimed to calculate the national prevalence and identify factors associated with high-risk prescribing in older people with and without dementia living in Australia.
JAMDA
December 5, 2025
Factors Associated With 1-Year Home Health Admission Among Older Adults Initiating Long-Term Opioid Therapy
Long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) in older adults poses risks of cognitive and functional decline. This study aimed to identify factors associated with home health admission within 1 year of LTOT initiation among Medicare-enrolled older adults.
PALTmed In The News
December 3, 2025
AI in post-acute and long-term care medicine: Great potential, important caveats
Policy Snapshot
December 2, 2025
2026 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Key Impacts on SNF and NF Care
The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule finalized a small increase in the conversion factor but made significant practice expense (PE) adjustments that will directly affect clinicians practicing in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs). CMS’ new PE methodology reduces i...
Podcast
December 2, 2025
PALTtalk with JAMDA | November 2025
JAMDA
December 1, 2025
Shared Decision Making in Discharge Planning and Long-Term Care Linkage: A Retrospective Study
To evaluate the impact of shared decision making (SDM) on successful long-term care (LTC) service utilization and early readmissions among high-risk hospitalized patients.
