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Caring for the Ages

September 8, 2026

Medication Management in Patients Over 60 with CKD

The highest prevalence of CKD is in older adults. Common comorbidities in this population (diabetes mellitus, hypertension) can compound the risk of CKD development. Older adults are at higher risk of polypharmacy, which could include nephrotoxic medications. Regular review of medication lists and medicati...
Caring for the Ages

September 8, 2026

Teaching More Than Medicine: The Hidden Curriculum of PALTC

Ask most health-care professionals what learners gain from a rotation in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), and the answers are predictable: dementia, falls, polypharmacy, wound care, and delirium. While these are foundational topics, they are only part of what makes PALTC such a powerful learning envi...
Caring for the Ages

September 8, 2026

Let’s Support High-Quality Research in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is thrilled to announce two research awards thus far in 2026! Troy Alexander, a Schreyer Honors Scholar at Penn State University, in collaboration with Liza Behrens, PhD, RN, a health services researcher in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing...
Caring for the Ages

September 8, 2026

The New Era of Medical Direction: Facing the Crisis of Confluence

At PALTC26, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine had the honor and privilege of recognizing Thomas Lawrence, MD, CMD, as the 2026 Steven Levinson Lecturer. The Foundation has the important role of selecting and rewarding exemplary leaders, medical directors, clinicians, and contributo...
Caring for the Ages

August 4, 2026

The Deprescribing Bottleneck Just Moved

There has never been a lack of evidence supporting deprescribing. We have known for years which medications quietly accumulate in older adults, the harm use of potentially inappropriate medications can create, and what they cost. Learn more in this article.
Caring for the Ages

August 4, 2026

How to Make New Providers Comfortable

The first year, first month, and even the first day for a new provider can be a critically defining moment for their experience in PALTC. Here are 8 tips that PALTmed's president finds helpful in welcoming new clinicians to transition and thrive in PALTC.
Caring for the Ages

August 4, 2026

Long Day’s Journey: Political Advocacy Matters

It’s not necessary to be perfect, politically savvy, or an engaging conversationalist to be a strong advocate for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) patients and professionals. Instead, it takes a desire to make a difference and a passion for quality care. It’s a long journey with many stops and a few b...
Caring for the Ages

August 4, 2026

Do You Know a DINO—A Medical Director in Name Only?

Under 42 CFR §483.70(g), a skilled nursing facility (SNF) must designate a physician to serve as medical director. That physician is assigned just two broadly stated responsibilities: implementing resident-care policies and coordinating medical care in the facility. The regulation establishes no required t...
Caring for the Ages

August 4, 2026

Excellence Award Winner Says PALTmed Has Made Him a Better Doctor

William Dodd, MD, CMD, founded our organization and served as its first president in 1978. The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine’s Excellence Award named for him—the William Dodd Founder’s Award for Distinguished Service—recognizes significant contributions to building PALTmed’s...