This webinar will review select respiratory vaccines that are recommended for patients in the LTC channel. The content will be tailored for patients in LTC, focusing on risk, BOD, and strategies for overcoming vaccine hesitancy. This session was developed by Pfizer. It is part of the PALTmed | Industry Insights Presents series and is provided for informational purposes only. PALTmed does not endorse or sponsor the content.
As a method of research, pragmatic trials are recommended so as to generate results that are applicable to real-world care. This intent is especially important for the millions of older adults who receive long-term care in thousands of nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country—and ma...
Medicare implemented a new skilled nursing facility (SNF) payment model, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), in part to incentivize SNFs to admit more medically complex patients. However, it is unclear whether PDPM led to changes in case-mix in SNFs, and whether response to PDPM differed by SNF qualit...
To evaluate trends and correlates of adherence to moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) guidelines through regular MVPA and the weekend warrior (WW) pattern among US adults from 1997 to 2018.
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) total scores have been widely used to identify individuals with neurocognitive disorders (NCDs), but the utility of its domain-specific scores have yet to be thoroughly interrogated. This study aimed to validate MoCA's 6 domain-specific scores (ie, Memory, Language...
High-speed resistance training (HSRT) has been strongly recommended by experts in the field as a possible strategy to manage frailty in older adults; however, investigations to support this hypothesis are still lacking. Frailty is highly prevalent in nursing home residents and understanding if HSRT might c...
Post-acute and long-term care is a specific area of practice, which means clinicians need a unique set of skills to excel. That’s why PALTmed created its new PALTessentials course: Navigating Clinical Practice. Featuring 16 interactive on-demand modules, along with valuable resources and tools, the self-pa...
The purpose of this study was to explore approaches used by administrators to respond to grief and bereavement among staff after the death of a resident.
Short-term rehospitalization and mortality are common events in older patients after a pneumonia admission, yet little knowledge exists on how to identify the patients at risk of these events. This knowledge is needed to ensure that health care attention is given to those with the highest needs. We therefo...
