JAMDA
November 21, 2017
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News Release
March 10, 2024
Society Honors Visionary Leaders--Nelson, Lind, Bonner, and Crecelius receive awards
The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has announced the recipients of its leadership and excellence awards for 2024 in partnership with the PALTC24 Annual Conference hosted by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Dallas Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD, is the 202...
News Release
March 15, 2022
Society Honors Visionary Leaders
The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has announced the recipients of its leadership and excellence awards for 2022. Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, is the Medical Director of the Year. Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, CGP, BCPP, is the first Clinician of the Year. Michael Wasserman, MD, C...
News Release
March 9, 2023
Rao, Reddy, Nazir, Sloane and Zimmerman Recognized at PALTC23
Earlier today, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced the recipients of its prestigious awards at PALTC23 in Tampa, FL. Rani Rao, MD, FACP, CMD, is Medical Director of the Year. Vikas Reddy, MD, is the Clinician of the Year. Arif Nazir, MD, CMD, is recipient of the William Dodd...
Spotlight
October 4, 2023
Get More of a Good Thing and Improve Recruitment, Retention
Post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) communities have been struggling with staffing shortages since before the pandemic. That’s why AMDA has revived an initiative—More of a Good Thing: A Framework to Grow and Strengthen the PALTC Careforce—featuring innovative ideas, fresh looks at ways to increase recrui...
JAMDA
November 20, 2015
A Longitudinal Study of Transitions Between Informal and Formal Care in Alzheimer Disease Using Multistate Models in the European ICTUS Cohort
We aimed to describe longitudinal patterns of care in community-dwelling European patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), and determine patient-, caregiver-, and country-related predictors of transitions across different care levels.
JAMDA
June 23, 2016
Pilot Evaluation of a Dementia Case Finding Clinical Service Using the Informant AD8 for At-Risk Older Adults in Primary Health Care: A Brief Report
An AD8 cut-off score of ≥4 has been reported to successfully detect 90% of dementia cases in elderly patients aged 75 years and above.
Policy Snapshot
August 4, 2023
CMS Releases SNF Final Rule; Increases 2024 Payments By 4%
On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
JAMDA
November 19, 2020
Toward a Partnership in the Transition from Home to a Nursing Home: The TRANSCIT Model
The transition from home to a nursing home can be stressful and traumatic for both older persons and informal caregivers and is often associated with negative outcomes. Additionally, transitional care interventions often lack a comprehensive approach, possibly leading to fragmented care. To avoid this frag...
JAMDA
July 30, 2014