JAMDA
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JAMDA
April 4, 2019
Copper for the Prevention of Outbreaks of Health Care–Associated Infections in a Long-term Care Facility for Older Adults
We aimed to study the efficacy of copper as an antimicrobial agent by comparing incidence rates during outbreaks in areas equipped vs not equipped with copper surfaces in a long-term facility for dependent older adults (nursing home).
JAMDA
January 19, 2024
Exploring Staffing Levels in Adult Day Services: Does Profit Status Matter?
For more than 4 decades, adult day service centers (ADSCs) have provided long-term care services and socialization to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. An important part of the long-term care continuum, ADSCs serve older adults and adults with disabilities, many of whom have low incomes...
Spotlight
August 23, 2024
New D2D Course Takes Practitioners Further Down the Deprescribing Highway
The concept of deprescribing has gained traction in recent years, and the Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) program takes the wheel with a new course, Design Your Deprescribing Intervention, which launched earlier this month. “Our audience was craving more documents, materials, and information to bring back to th...
PALTmed In The News
June 13, 2024
Value-based care could boost SNF reimbursement rates: Viewpoint
Many nursing homes are closing due to financial strain, but changing service models from fee-for-service to value-based care could help improve their finances, Rajeev Kumar, MD, president of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told Becker's in a recent interview
JAMDA
June 19, 2024
Wandering Behavior and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Veterans Affairs Community Living Center Residents
Wandering behavior in nursing home (NH) residents could increase risk of infection. The objective of this study was to assess the association of wandering behavior with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Center (CLC) residents.
Spotlight
February 10, 2025
The D2D “Movement” Continues With the Second Module of Deprescribing Intervention Course
Since May 2021, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) have been holding meetings and developing resources as part of the Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) initiative. According to Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, CPE, ...
JAMDA
November 28, 2024
Effects of Virtual Reality–Based Activities of Daily Living Rehabilitation Training in Older Adults With Cognitive Frailty and Activities of Daily Living Impairments: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Cognitive frailty, which is notably prevalent in nursing homes, correlates with a range of adverse health outcomes; however, interventions targeting this population are scarce, particularly those addressing activities of daily living (ADLs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of virtua...
PALTmed In The News
March 27, 2025
Updated guidance gives medical directors needed opening to be more proactive: experts
Updates to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services nursing home surveyor guidance will enable medical directors to lead the charge in preparing facilities to comply with key competencies. Several speakers discussed the new guidance at the PALTC25 conference for post-acute and long-term care medical pr...
PALTmed In The News
June 17, 2025
SNF medical directors cautiously optimistic about fed plans to examine their work
The Office of Inspector General has announced it will take a magnifying glass to how nursing homes employ and pay medical directors, as well as keep track of the work performed. The added scrutiny — and attempts to ensure greater transparency — is something post-acute care physicians say they welcome, as ...
