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JAMDA

September 21, 2020

Describing Differences Among Recent Immigrants and Long-Standing Residents Waiting for Long-Term Care: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Immigrants often face many unique cultural and logistical challenges in their health care that differ from nonimmigrants. We sought to describe and compare characteristics and the time to placement between recent immigrants and long-standing residents waiting for long-term care (LTC).

JAMDA

May 1, 2025

Effects of Dyadic Psychosocial Education on People Living with Cognitive Impairment and Their Informal Caregivers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cognitive impairment places a substantial burden on both patients and caregivers. Dyadic psychosocial education may be a potential solution, but its effects have not been systematically evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dyadic psychosocial education on outcomes and dyadic relationships...

Policy Snapshot

October 7, 2024

CMS to Provide Hurricane Helene Public Health Emergency Accelerated Payments to Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers and Suppliers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS,) is taking action to support providers and suppliers impacted by Hurricane Helene within the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster zones under the president’s major disaster declarations...

Policy Snapshot

February 9, 2026

Maryland Introduces State Bill Requiring CMD for Medical Directors

Last week, House Bill (HB) 931 was introduced in the Maryland General Assembly. It proposes new statewide standards for medical directors in nursing homes, aiming to strengthen clinical oversight and accountability in long-term care facilities.

Policy Snapshot

July 3, 2024

CMS Announces Updates to Information Being Posted to Nursing Home Compare

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a memo describing recent updates to nursing home data and Care Compare (QSO-24-14-NH).

JAMDA

December 26, 2024

Building a Time-Series Model to Predict Hospitalization Risks in Home Health Care: Insights Into Development, Accuracy, and Fairness

Home health care (HHC) serves more than 5 million older adults annually in the United States, aiming to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits. Despite efforts, up to 25% of patients in HHC experience these adverse events. The underutilization of clinical notes, aggregate...

Spotlight

May 26, 2025

For Pattee Award Recipient, Teaching is a Way to Give Back

Named after the father of the PALTmed Certification Program and the Core Curriculum program, the James Pattee Award for Excellence in Education given by the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recognizes significant contributions to enhancing PALTmed’s educational structure and framework,...

JAMDA

April 29, 2017

Nursing Home Physicians’ Assessments of Barriers and Strategies for End-of-Life Care in Norway and The Netherlands

Working conditions in nursing homes (NHs) may hamper teamwork in providing quality end-of-life (EOL) care, especially the participation of NH physicians. Dutch NH physicians are specialists or trainees in elderly care medicine with NHs as the main workplace, whereas in Norway, family physicians usually wor...

Policy Snapshot

January 26, 2026

PALTmed Advocates to Overturn Facility-Based Payment Cuts to SNF Clinicians

In response to payment changes stemming from CMS’ 2026 practice expense (PE) methodology updates, PALTmed is continuing its advocacy and education efforts focused on clinician reimbursement in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs). PALTmed has raised concerns that CMS’ revised meth...

Policy Snapshot

March 16, 2026

PALTmed Leads Coalition Effort to Overturn SNF Services Payment Reduction

PALTmed recently led a coalition of organizations in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reverse reductions to practice expense (PE) payments for services provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The cuts reduce payment for clinicians caring for patients in SNFs, despite ...