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Caring for the Ages

October 31, 2023

Staffing Proposal a Good Start but More is Needed, Webinar Panelists Suggest

JAMDA

May 8, 2023

Staffing Shortages, Staffing Hours, and Resident Deaths in US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Staffing shortages at nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted care providers' staffing hours and affected residents’ care and outcomes. This study examines the association of staffing shortages with staffing hours and resident deaths in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

JAMDA

November 20, 2025

Stakeholder Perspectives on Development of a Home-Based Primary Care Practice Recognition Program

Home-based primary care (HBPC), which provides longitudinal interdisciplinary primary care to functionally impaired patients at home, rather than in traditional ambulatory clinics, improves patient outcomes, but remains relatively invisible to key stakeholders and has not scaled. Practice recognition progr...

JAMDA

November 30, 2021

Standardized, Coordinated Care in Nursing Homes Lowers Rehospitalization After Hip Fracture

To assess the effect of enhanced standardized interdisciplinary cooperation between the orthogeriatric ward, municipality, and nursing home facility (NHF) on readmission rates in patients with hip fracture.

JAMDA

June 13, 2017

Standardizing Protection of Patients' Rights From POLST to MOELI (Medical Orders for End-of-Life Intervention)

JAMDA

January 25, 2019

Standards for the Use of Telemedicine for Evaluation and Management of Resident Change of Condition in the Nursing Home

This document offers guidance to clinicians and facilities on the use of telemedicine to deliver medically necessary evaluation and management of change of condition for nursing home residents.

PALTmed In The News

July 11, 2024

Standing up for PALTC specialists

Nursing home medical directors, by federal regulation (Section 483.70 (h)), are responsible for coordinating the medical care of highly complex individuals who reside in these facilities. This critical role requires competencies in post-acute and long-term care medicine, expertise in geriatrics, and an und...

Caring for the Ages

January 30, 2017

Start Preparing Now for MACRA Changes to Come

Caring for the Ages

December 27, 2022

Starting the New Year With Less Baggage, More Optimism

Spotlight

September 24, 2024

State Advocacy: One Step at a Time

It’s been proven time and again. People can make a difference and, indeed, change the world. This is especially true of people with passion, including PALTmed members. As Daniel Haimowitz, MD, FACP, CMD, said during a recent PALTtalk episode, “Social movements and change are guided by motivated, passionate...