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Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
A New Chapter for Caring for the Ages
Since its inception, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has stood as the philanthropic heart of the post-acute and long-term care community. Created by and for PALTC professionals, the Foundation has always focused on one central goal: ensuring that clinicians working in the post-acu...
Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
A Fresh Look at Falls: Updated Definitions and Requirements for Documentation and Assessment
Over 14 million older adults report falling every year, and these falls often result in injuries, some of them serious. Post-acute and long-term care facilities have long focused on fall prevention, but the recently revised LTC Surveyor Guidance includes changes that impact how teams define, manage, and do...
Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
The Horse and Buggy Doctor
“Protect us, O God, From Diphtheria!” So begins the book, The Horse and Buggy Doctor (Harper & Brothers, New York), written by the rural Kansas family physician, Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler, and published in 1938. These words, this prayer, had been uttered daily by Dr. Hertzler’s father because, in the 1870...
Spotlight
January 19, 2024
Mix It Up with Education, Connections, and Fun During PALTC24 in San Antonio
In recent years, the significance of videoconferencing and calls has become evident, with apps like Zoom gaining popularity and being regularly utilized. These tools have been invaluable, but, like AMDA Executive Director Michelle Zinnert, CAE, says, “You cannot fully replace the experience of everyone bei...
Spotlight
January 4, 2024
New Studies Offer Insights on Rapid Detection of Influenza, Balance Confidence, and More
During a recent JAMDA On-The-Go podcast, Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD—lead author of an insightful study on the rapid detection of influenza outbreaks in the December issue of JAMDA—talked about the power of prompt action and teamwork. Other articles discussed focused on balance, evaluation of cognitive asse...
JAMDA
March 26, 2025
Kinematic Insights Into Older Adult Fall-Related Head Impacts: Boundary Conditions and Injury Risk
To quantify real-world impact conditions of falls, which cause 50% to 90% of older adult traumatic brain injuries, and reconstruct them using dummy headforms to analyze kinematics and injury outcomes.
JAMDA
November 11, 2015
Gait Variability Related to Muscle Quality and Muscle Power Output in Frail Nonagenarian Older Adults
Frailty has become the center of attention of basic, clinical, and demographic research because of its incidence level and the gravity of adverse outcomes with age. Moreover, with advanced age, motor variability increases, particularly in gait. Muscle quality and muscle power seem to be closely associated ...
JAMDA
January 25, 2016
Advanced Age and Medication Prescription: More Years, Less Medications? A Nationwide Report From the Italian Medicines Agency
In older adults co-occurrence of multiple diseases often leads to use of multiple medications (polypharmacy). The aim of the present study is to describe how prescription of medications varies across age groups, with specific focus on the oldest old.
JAMDA
January 5, 2016