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JAMDA
December 24, 2021
Long-term services and supports (LTSS), including care received at home and in residential settings such as nursing homes, are highly racially segregated; Black, Indigenous, and persons of color (BIPOC) users have less access to quality care and report poorer quality of life compared to their White counter...
JAMDA
August 15, 2020
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been especially devastating among nursing home residents, with both the health circumstances of individual residents as well as communal living settings contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection requir...
JAMDA
October 6, 2022
Despite important advances in the linkage of residents’ Medicare claims and Minimum Data Set (MDS) information, the data infrastructure for long-term care remains inadequate for public health surveillance and clinical research. It is widely known that the evidence base supporting treatment decisions for ol...
Spotlight
June 27, 2024
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, the new House of Delegates (HOD) representative on the AMDA Board of Directors, brings a unique perspective to her role. Not only is she a clinician and researcher, but she also is a journalist. As Caring for the Ages editor-in-chief and frequent contributor to this publication ...
Policy Snapshot
October 7, 2024
Congress passed a continuing resolution (H.R.9747) extending federal funding until December 20, 2024. The measure, which maintains funding at current levels, received bipartisan support, passing the Senate by a vote of 78-18, following a 341-82 approval in the House. This extension averts a government shut...
Spotlight
August 7, 2024
There is much meaning to a name, and that is certainly true for our organization. During PALTC24 in San Antonio, TX, earlier this year, the House of Delegates voted unanimously to change the organization’s name to the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed). “This name is inclusive and ...
Spotlight
May 30, 2024
Serving as chair of the AMDA House of Delegates (HOD) calls for insights into what is happening in the states and the issues facing post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practitioners and their patients, as well as communication and negotiation skills and a sense of humor. Christian Bergman, MD, CMD, newly...
JAMDA
June 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic's greatest impact is among older adults. Management of the situation requires a systemic response, and post-acute care (PAC) can provide an adequate mix of active treatment, management of associated geriatric syndromes and palliative care, both in the acute phase, and in post–COV...
JAMDA
March 20, 2021
The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused a considerable mortality in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including residential care setting and nursing homes. This study aimed to estimate COVID-19 incidence and mortality in residential care facilities and to compare them with those recorded in nursin...
JAMDA
March 6, 2014
Since many of the frailest and most vulnerable Americans reside in nursing homes, medical students need focused education and training pertaining to this setting. A unique cooperative learning experience utilizing the jigsaw method was developed to engage and expose students to the institutional long-term ...