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JAMDA
December 27, 2019
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White Papers
J03 - Surrogate Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care
Long Term Care Information Series
Clinical Collaboration in the Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Setting
Teamed with physicians, advanced practice nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) may enhance the nursing and medical care available to post-acute and long-term care facility patients. Driven by documented positive outcomes and favorable legislation, the presence of the APRNs and PAs continues to gro...
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
October 1, 2015
Sliding Scale Insulin vs Basal-Bolus Insulin Therapy in Long-Term Care: A 21-Day Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Efficacy, Safety and Feasibility
Sliding scale insulin (SSI) therapy remains a common means of insulin therapy in long-term care (LTC) for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, despite current recommendations not supportive of the form of therapy today. Lack of randomized trial data on the efficacy and safety of basal-bolus insulin ...
JAMDA
December 9, 2016
An Unintended Consequence of Culture Change in VA Community Living Centers
Although a growing body of evidence suggests that culture change and its corollary, person-centered care improves resident outcomes in the nursing home setting, little is known about the effect of culture change in a postacute setting in which patients receive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services fo...
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...
JAMDA
December 31, 2021
The Imperative to Reimagine Assisted Living
Assisted living (AL) has existed in the United States for decades, evolving in response to older adults’ need for supportive care and distaste for nursing homes and older models of congregate care. AL is state-regulated, provides at least 2 meals a day, around-the-clock supervision, and help with personal ...
Live Webinars
Aug 27, 2024 6:00 pm - Aug 27, 2024 7:00 pm
PALTmed (formerly AMDA) Roundtable Webinar: Gentler Journeys - Easing Transitions of Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness
For people with serious mental illness (SMI), transitions from the nursing home to the hospital or the community, or from the hospital to the nursing home, each bring their own set of challenges. This webinar will address the common barriers that exist around transitions of care for people with SMI and provide strategies and tips for optimizing transitions and ensuring the best possible care for these patients. Panelists will discuss ways to identify and engage community and facility resources, improve communication within the interprofessional team, and work with families to clarify expectations and care goals.
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