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Recommendations for Completing Death Certificates
Designed to assist physicians through the complicated process of completing a death certificate, the guidelines include information on understanding the legal definition of death; the roles held by physicians, coroners, medical examiners, and non-physician practitioners during the process of pronouncing an...
Long Term Care Information Series
Seizures in the Long-Term Care Setting
The Seizures in the Long-Term Care Setting manual is intended to help the interdisciplinary team in the post-acute and long-term care facility to: - Become aware of the prevalence of seizures in the PALTC population - Identify the signs and symptoms of a seizure in an elderly PALTC patient - Determine...
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
Sleep Disorders CPG
Sleep problems are common among residents of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. Data suggests that age-related sleep changes, medical conditions common among older people, medications that affect sleep, substance use, and factors related to the long-term care facility environment all contrib...
Practice Management Tools
Starting & Maintaining a Long-Term Care Ethics Committee Tool Kit
The PALTmed Tool Kit for Starting & Maintaining a Long-Term Care Ethics Committee provides a comprehensive guide to medical directors and others working in post-acute and long-term care who encounter ethical issues that need attention. The tool kit provides advice on how to start an ethics committee, c...
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
Stroke Management and Prevention CPG
Survivors of an acute stroke who are transferred to a PALTC facility need a multidisciplinary assessment and treatment plan that lowers risk for post-stroke complications, helps to optimize physical and cognitive function, and reduces the risk of stroke recurrence. This CPG will help the facility care team...
Practice Management Tools
Synopsis of Federal Regulations in the Nursing Facility: Implications for Attending Physicians and Medical Directors
Synopsis of Federal Regulations in the Nursing Facility: Implications for Attending Physicians and Medical Directors is an indispensable resource tool for medical directors, attending physicians, and other post-acute and long-term care practitioners. The Synopsis of Federal Regulations contains summary cha...
Long Term Care Information Series
The Younger Adult in the Long-Term Care Setting
Long-term care (LTC) is no longer synonymous with "geriatric care." In the past 10 years, adults ages 31 to 64 have been the fastest growing population in nursing homes. The last national nursing home survey sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2008 estimated that ...
Practice Management Tools
Tool Kit for Managing Attending Physicians in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
This kit addresses a range of needs from a basic level of acknowledgement to the structured level of a formal application for professional services. It will assist the facility and medical director with verifying qualifications of each attending physician who wishes to serve on staff and make a decision to...
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
Transitions of Care CPG
Transitions of care involves the movement of a patient between care settings and the transfer of information with them to facilitate a seamless continuum of care and to enable patients’ wishes to be followed - no matter where in the continuum of care they are. This is an important issue, as care for today’...
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
Urinary Incontinence CPG
Urinary incontinence is one of the most common conditions among residents of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities, affecting about 55% of all such residents. The prevalence of urinary incontinence increases with age. Women are affected more than men. Although urinary incontinence is increasingl...
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