Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
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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...
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
February 2, 2026
Cognitive and Functional Trajectories Among Older Widowed Male Veterans: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study
Loss of a spouse increases risk for cognitive and functional decline in older age. However, literature examining bereavement effects on cognition and daily functioning in veterans is limited. This study therefore examined differences in cognitive and functional trajectories after spousal loss in older male...
Policy Snapshot
April 29, 2022
Report Shows Long-Term Care Staffing Shortages By State
A recent report from the Seniorly Resource Center breaks down long-term care facility staffing shortages by state and notes that an average of about one-quarter of long-term care facilities have reported shortages in nursing staff so far in 2022, an increase from 16% in 2020.
Policy Snapshot
January 26, 2024
CMS Provides Additional Information on G2211 Code
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an MLN Matters Article on the new G2211 code. AMDA realizes that there have been questions about this code. In our communications, we understand that CMS is also developing an FAQ document. We continue to work closely with other specialty s...
Policy Snapshot
December 15, 2023
Billing for Flu, Pneumococcal, and COVID-19 Vaccines
For flu, pneumococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines furnished on or after July 1, 2023, to patients staying in a Medicare Part A-covered skilled nursing facility (SNF), immunizers can no longer bill Medicare directly.
JAMDA
October 22, 2020
Safe Interorganizational Health Information Exchange During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Accurate and timely transmission of medical records between skilled nursing facilities and acute care settings has been logistically problematic. Often people are sent to the hospital with a packet of paper records, which is easily misplaced. The COVID-19 pandemic has further magnified this problem by the ...
JAMDA
September 6, 2020
Three-Tiered COVID-19 Cohorting Strategy and Implications for Memory-Care
An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) can be devastating for residents and staff. Difficulty identifying asymptomatic and presymptomatic cases and lack of vaccination or treatment options make management challenging. We created, implemented, and now present a guide to rapidly deploy...
