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JAMDA
November 22, 2018
Interventions Guiding Advance Care Planning Conversations: A Systematic Review
Advance care planning (ACP) is a communicative process of defining preferences for future medical care. Conversation guides support professionals to conduct ACP conversations, yet insight into essential components is limited.
Chapter Event
May 08, 2024 6:00 pm - May 08, 2024 7:00 pm
Managing Patients with Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders in Long-Term Care
GNES Chapter Event
Older patients and residents in long-term care at risk for tardive dyskinesia (TD) require special considerations. In this session you will learn about TD risk factors and symptoms, review data on FDA-approved treatment options, and explore a patient case.
Spotlight
May 22, 2024
Podcast Takes Insightful Look at Changing Face of Assisted Living
Assisted living (AL) continues to be an important part of long-term care, but it has changed significantly over the years. These changes impact practitioners caring for older adults. A recent AMDA On-The-Go podcast, Palliative Care and Goals of Care in AL, offered tremendous insights on topics including fr...
PALTmed In The News
July 2, 2024
The future of post-acute care, per 1 association leader
In 10 years, post-acute care will resemble the hospitals of today, Rajeev Kumar, MD, president of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told Becker's. Hospital Review.
JAMDA
May 22, 2024
The Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Frailty: A Systematic Review
Based on life-course theory, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have emerged as risk factors for health in later life. This study aimed to explore the association between ACEs and frailty.
JAMDA
September 17, 2025
Subcontracting, Employment Characteristics, and COVID-19 Infections Among Staff and Residents of Nursing Homes in Canada
Staffing challenges in nursing homes (NHs) have led to an increased reliance on subcontracted direct care workers from third-party agencies to provide essential care for older adults. This study assesses the associations between subcontracting, employment characteristics, and COVID-19 infections among dire...
JAMDA
September 9, 2025
Enhanced Sarcopenia Detection in Nursing Home Residents Using Ultrasound Radiomics and Machine Learning
Ultrasound only has low-to-moderate accuracy for sarcopenia. We aimed to investigate whether ultrasound radiomics combined with machine learning enhances sarcopenia diagnostic accuracy compared with conventional ultrasound parameters among older adults in long-term care.
JAMDA
September 23, 2025
Beyond Somatic Multimorbidity: Longitudinal Effects of Edentulism and Mental Health on Cognition in Older Adults
Multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity)—somatic, mental, and oral—are prevalent among old adults. However, it remains unclear how mental and oral health conditions, alongside somatic conditions, jointly contribute to cognitive trajectories. This study investigates how clinically informed multimorbidit...
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