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Nov 06, 2025 12:00 am - Nov 07, 2025 5:00 pm

Minnesota Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians (MAGIC)

St. Paul, MN

Join us for the Minnesota Alliance for Geriatric Inspired Clinicians (MAGIC) Fall 2025 Conference—a two-day event, on November 6 (virtual) and November 7 (in-person) focused on Navigating Mental & Behavioral Health In Older Adults.

This event brings together healthcare professionals from across disciplines—nursing leaders, clinicians, therapists, pharmacists, and more—who are passionate about improving the mental health and well-being of aging populations.

JAMDA

October 29, 2025

Optimizing Long-Term Facility Staffing With Artificial Intelligence: Aligning Care With Needs and Resources

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced a staffing regulation requiring Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care facilities to provide a minimum of 3.48 nursing hours per resident day and ensure that a registered nurse is on-site at all times. Although intended to improve...

JAMDA

May 7, 2015

Aging and Multimorbidity: New Tasks, Priorities, and Frontiers for Integrated Gerontological and Clinical Research

Aging is characterized by rising susceptibility to development of multiple chronic diseases and, therefore, represents the major risk factor for multimorbidity. From a gerontological perspective, the progressive accumulation of multiple diseases, which significantly accelerates at older ages, is a mileston...

JAMDA

August 22, 2022

Defining the Assisted Living Sector in Canada: An Environmental Scan

In this study, we (1) identify the terms used to describe the assisted living sector and the legislation governing operation in all Canadian provinces and territories; (2) identify the cost estimates associated with residency in these homes; and (3) quantify the growth of the sector.

JAMDA

July 14, 2023

Characterizing the Palliative Care Physician Workforce: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study With Population-Based Data in Ontario, Canada

Because of an increasing need to build capacity for end-of-life care, improving access to palliative care is a priority. Where a physician practices (eg, hospital, outpatient clinic, home) directly relates to the type of service and the stage of illness at which care is provided. In this study, we describe...

JAMDA

December 31, 2016

Three Decades of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Evidence Coming From Different Healthcare Settings and Specific Clinical Conditions

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to develop a coordinated plan to maximize overall health with aging. Specific criteria used by CGA programs to evaluate patient...

JAMDA

June 29, 2021

Defining the Core Skills and Activities of the Attending Physician in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) contracted with a psychometric firm to perform a 3-phase Job Analysis following best practices. Literature was reviewed, a task force of subject matter experts was convened, a survey was developed and sent via Survey Monkey to attending p...

JAMDA

May 16, 2024

Personalized Tablets for Residents in Long-Term Care to Support Recreation and Mitigate Isolation

There is a digital divide in long-term care homes (LTCHs), with few residents having regular access to internet-connected devices. In this study, we provided long-term care residents with personalized and adapted tablets. We aimed to understand what factors influenced tablet use and the impact of tablet ac...

JAMDA

May 7, 2021

COVID-19 and the Need for Adult Day Services

COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on the inequities of health care in the United States, particularly in how we care for older people. We summarize some of the effects of lockdown orders on clients, family caregivers, and staff of adult day service programs throughout the United States, which may serve as a...

JAMDA

May 31, 2024

Building a National Standard for Outreach and Assistance to At-Risk Patients During Large-Scale Disasters

Health care institutions play an essential role in community resilience. As one of the largest health care systems in the United States, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) plays a critical role in supporting medically vulnerable Veterans during disasters. Disasters require large-scale outreach to ind...