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Policy Snapshot
July 14, 2025
Florida Enacts Law Requiring Certification of Nursing Home Medical Directors
A new Florida law was just passed that will significantly change the state’s nursing homes. The law, which will go into effect over the next year, sets higher expectations for medical directors and introduces stronger accountability measures for monitoring patient safety culture.
PALTmed In The News
July 20, 2025
Huge percentage of hospital visits by sickest nursing home patients could be avoidable, study finds
Nearly 1 in 3 hospitalizations of severely impaired or terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable. Better diagnostic practices can significantly reduce that number, as well as the associated risks and costs. That's according to a study in the July issue of JAMDA.
JAMDA
May 7, 2025
The Multiple Determinants of Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review
To map the barriers and facilitators influencing infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in nursing homes (NHs) from a behavior change perspective and to identify research gaps.
JAMDA
May 28, 2025
Impact of an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Enhanced Electronic Health Record System on Quality Measures in Nursing Homes: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis
This study evaluated the impact of an electronic health record (EHR) system enhanced with artificial intelligence and machine learning (EHR+AI) on quality measures in nursing homes in the United States.
JAMDA
May 28, 2025
Lifting Federal Visitation Restriction and COVID-19 Infections in Nursing Homes
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommended restricting visitors from entering nursing homes as a precaution. The restriction was lifted on September 17, 2020. This study examines whether COVID-19 infection rates among residents increased after the lifti...
JAMDA
June 12, 2025
Association Between Residents’ Perceived Importance of Family Involvement in Overall Care Planning and Rehabilitative Therapy Administration in Nursing Homes
This study examines the association between nursing home residents' perceived importance of family involvement in overall care planning and the administration of physical and occupational therapy.
JAMDA
February 26, 2019
Fourteen-Year Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Medications, Opioids, and Other Sedatives Among Institutionalized Older People in Helsinki, Finland
The use of psychotropic drugs in long-term care (LTC) is very common, despite their known adverse effects. The prevalence of opioid use is growing among older adults. This study aimed to investigate trends in the prevalence of psychotropics, opioids, and sedative load in a LTC setting over a 14-year period...
Caring for the Ages
April 29, 2025
The Ethical Concerns Regarding the Use of Behavioral Contracts in Skilled Nursing Facilities for Adults With Substance Use Disorder
JAMDA
July 6, 2020