JAMDA
December 7, 2022
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JAMDA
July 4, 2022
Managing the Impact of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities: An Update
Older adults in nursing homes are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nursing home residents constituted one-third to more than half of all deaths during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following this, widespread adaptation of infection prevention and control me...
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
Pneumococcal Vaccination Guidance for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: Recommendations From AMDA's Infection Advisory Committee
Efforts at preventing pneumococcal disease are a national health priority, particularly in older adults and especially in post-acute and long-term care settings The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all adults ≥65 years of age, as well as adults 18–64 years of age with specific r...
JAMDA
July 24, 2025
Developing and Implementing an Intervention to Increase Immunization Coverage Among Frontline Long-Term Care Staff
In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, immunization coverage has declined among frontline post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) staff, such as nurses, certified nursing assistants, and kitchen staff. We took a novel approach to addressing these declines by engaging frontline staff in design of immun...
JAMDA
August 7, 2021
Implementation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Condition of Employment in a Community Nursing Home
The rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination uptake by US nursing home staff remains low despite the increased risks of viral transmission and related morbidity and mortality in this setting. This study describes vaccine uptake activities including a COVID-19 vaccination condition of employm...
JAMDA
November 29, 2023
Association of COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and Facility Characteristics on COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in US Nursing Homes
Nursing home residents have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite recognition as a priority group for receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine uptake and COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in nursing home facilities were variable across nursing homes. This study has 2...
News Release
June 10, 2025
PALTmed Expresses Grave Concern Over Removal of ACIP Members
Our members have long relied on the ACIP for scientifically rigorous, evidence-based guidance to prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. This guidance is essential to protecting the lives of our patients, who are among the most vulnerable and medically complex populations in the country. We are...
JAMDA
December 7, 2013
Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Influenza infection is common among institutionalized older adults. Many nonrandomized observational studies on influenza vaccination suggested that it could reduce influenza-related hospitalizations and mortality in institutionalized older adults. Criticism regarding the effectiveness of influenza vaccine...
JAMDA
October 26, 2020
The Winter Respiratory Viral Season During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The winter respiratory virus season always poses challenges for long-term care settings; this winter, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 will compound the usual viral infection challenges. This special article discusses unique considerations that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) brings to t...
JAMDA
November 4, 2022
Neither Race nor Ethnicity Impact the Mortality of Residents of Veterans Affairs Community Living Center With COVID-19
COVID-19 disproportionately affected nursing home residents and people from racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Nursing homes in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system, termed Community Living Centers (CLCs), belong to a national managed care system. In the period prior to the availability of vacc...
