Caring for the Ages
January 30, 2017
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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...
PALTmed In The News
February 23, 2026
State bill limits SNF medical director coverage, adds training rules
Caring for the Ages
April 26, 2019
State of the Society: A Solid Foundation, A Bright Future
PALTmed In The News
November 24, 2025
State policies ‘crucial’ to expanding access, affordability of assisted living
JAMDA
March 6, 2026
State POLST Program Maturity Status and Dying in the Nursing Home or Hospice in the United States: An Event Time Study
State Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) programs ensure orders for treatment are documented for the provision of goal-concordant care at the end of life. The national POLST organization tracks the maturity stages of state programs and categorizes them as developed (beginning of use) an...
JAMDA
December 28, 2021
State Regulations and Hospice Utilization in Assisted Living During the Last Month of Life
To examine the association between hospice/staffing regulations in residential care or assisted living (RC/AL) and hospice utilization among a national cohort of Medicare decedents residing in RC/AL at least 1 day during the last month of life, and to describe patterns of hospice utilization.
JAMDA
November 6, 2019
State Variability in Assisted Living Residents’ End-of-Life Care Trajectories
A growing and increasingly vulnerable population resides in assisted living. States are responsible for regulating assisted living and vary in their requirements. Little is known about how this variability translates to differences in the dying experiences of assisted living residents. The objective of thi...
JAMDA
February 22, 2023
State Variation in Antipsychotic Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia
More than two-thirds of assisted living (AL) residents have dementia or cognitive impairment and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for behavioral disturbances. As AL communities are regulated by state-level policies, which vary significantly regarding the care for people with dementia, we examined how...
