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Chapter Event

Sep 26, 2025 12:00 pm - Sep 27, 2025 5:00 pm

Annual Scientific Meeting of PALTmed - Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Join fellow post-acute and long-term care professionals for two days of expert-led sessions and networking opportunities at the Kensington Hotel in Ann Arbor, MI. This year’s agenda features timely topics including wound care, substance use disorder, pulmonary updates and QAPI.

Policy Snapshot

June 23, 2025

Legislation Reintroduced to Address Medicare Observation Status

The Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act has been reintroduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) as H.R. 3954 in the House. The bipartisan legislation aims to correct a longstanding issue in Medicare policy that impacts thousands of beneficiaries each year.

JAMDA

September 16, 2025

Changes in Medicare's Chronic Condition Files and Disparities in Dementia Identification

In 2017, the Chronic Condition Warehouse released a 30-condition Chronic Condition file (CC30), which fully replaced the prior 27-condition file (CC27) in 2022. CC30 shortened the look-back period for dementia identification from 3 to 2 years and raised the required outpatient/carrier claims from 1 to 2. T...

JAMDA

September 25, 2025

Frequent Emergency Medical Services Utilization Among Older Patients: Exploration and Automatic Identification Using Natural Language Processing

An ageing population is associated with increased health care utilization and higher likelihood of older adults becoming frequent users of emergency medical services (EMS). This study aims to explore a natural language processing (NLP) approach using textual notes from EMS to facilitate the identification ...

JAMDA

September 16, 2025

Relative Hypothermia and Gray Matter Atrophy in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Relative hypothermia is associated with tau accumulation. Furthermore, elucidating the association with changes in brain structure may be useful for the early detection and prevention of dementia. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between relative hypothermia and brain volume, especial...

JAMDA

April 14, 2025

The Effects of Commercial Conversational Agents on Older Adults’ Mental Health: A Scoping Review

With increasing life expectancy, more older adults are experiencing poor mental health because of the significant life transitions they face. Commercial conversational agents (CAs) are emerging devices that can potentially support older adults' mental well-being. However, limited literature has evalua...

JAMDA

April 14, 2025

Measuring Physical Activity in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

To identify physical activity and sedentary behavior outcomes, measurement tools and protocols used, and data integrity in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of hospital-based movement interventions in middle-aged and older adults.

JAMDA

April 13, 2025

Commitment and Intention in Employee Turnover: An LTC Sector Study Using TCM and TTM Models

Long-term care (LTC) providers are facing a persistent issue of employee turnover. Various sources cite turnover rates of 79% to 124% in 2024. We used the three-component model (TCM) of commitment and the transtheoretical model of change (TTM) to study the correlation between employee commitment and their ...

Spotlight

August 28, 2025

President Perspectives (August 2025)

As summer draws to a close, I am encouraged by the progress PALTmed has already made this year in advocating for our members and advancing the field of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). At our July Board of Directors meeting, we focused on developing a new strategic plan—one that reflects our constant...

Spotlight

December 15, 2025

President Perspectives (December 2025)

As the seasons change and we approach the time when many of us pause for reflection and gratitude, I would like to take a moment to share some of the things I’m most grateful for in our work together at PALTmed.