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Policy Snapshot
October 29, 2021
OIG Recommends CMS Analyze 3-Day Requirement for SNF Stays and Infection Control Surveys
Last week, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs annual report. This year’s report focused on the top 25 unimplemented recommendations that would most positively affect Department of Health an...
JAMDA
January 16, 2014
Obesity and Physical Frailty in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Lifestyle Intervention Trials
Many frail older adults are thin, weak, and undernourished; this component of frailty remains a critical concern in the geriatric field. However, there is also strong evidence that excessive adiposity contributes to frailty by reducing the ability of older adults to perform physical activities and increasi...
JAMDA
May 31, 2020
A Canadian Cohort Study to Evaluate the Outcomes Associated with a Multicenter Initiative to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Care Homes
To evaluate the impact of a multicenter intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use in Canadian nursing homes at the individual and facility levels.
JAMDA
February 27, 2015
Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Heal Pressure Ulcers in Older Patients: An Overview of Systematic Reviews (The SENATOR-ONTOP Series)
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are more frequent in older patients, and the healing process is usually challenging. Nonpharmacologic interventions may play a role in the treatment of older people with PUs, but most systematic reviews (SRs) have not addressed this specific population using convincing outcome measure...
Policy Snapshot
January 26, 2026
House Advances HHS Funding Bill With Key Health-Care Extensions
Last week, the House voted 341–88 to pass a bill providing full-year funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The package includes several major health-care provisions and program extensions important to providers, patients, and long-term care stakeholders. The package is part of a De...
JAMDA
February 11, 2022
Integrity in Guardianship Decision Making: Applying the Will and Preferences Paradigm
Guardianship laws have changed significantly over the 20th and 21st centuries to shift from the “best interests” model to the “supported decision-making” model. Such changes reflect the importance of supporting the dignity of risk of persons who lack decision-making capacity for some decisions. Recent chan...
JAMDA
April 9, 2016
Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Elderly Patients—A Therapeutic Dilemma
Older adults represent the majority of approximately 20,000 new patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the United States each year. While the treatment goal for younger patients is to achieve a cure with intensive therapeutic protocols, including standard chemotherapy and hematopoietic ste...
Spotlight
February 15, 2024
Filkin Lecture: Viewing LTC Challenges Through a Caregiver’s Eyes
Karen Klink has a story to tell. After a successful career as a stock trader, she became an active non-profit volunteer leader and then a caregiver for her aging mother. The exposure has given her experience with and insights into the long-term care system and the challenges caregivers often face in ensuri...
JAMDA
November 15, 2020