JAMDA
October 28, 2025
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JAMDA
October 29, 2025
Diagnostic Accuracy of Fall Risk Screening Tools in Older Individuals: A Systematic Review With Bivariate Random-Effects Meta-Analysis
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the most commonly used fall risk screening tools in older individuals from different settings.
Chapter Event
Sep 18, 2026 11:00 am - Sep 19, 2026 5:00 pm
9th Annual Ohio Long-Term Care Symposium
Dublin, OHAnnouncing the 9th Annual Symposium on Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, September 18-19, 2026 at the Marriott Columbus Northwest, in Dublin. We are very pleased to offer you a program focused on post-acute, long term, and assisted living care. Our faculty has extensive experience presenting at national events.
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Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
A New Chapter for Caring for the Ages
Since its inception, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has stood as the philanthropic heart of the post-acute and long-term care community. Created by and for PALTC professionals, the Foundation has always focused on one central goal: ensuring that clinicians working in the post-acu...
Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
A Fresh Look at Falls: Updated Definitions and Requirements for Documentation and Assessment
Over 14 million older adults report falling every year, and these falls often result in injuries, some of them serious. Post-acute and long-term care facilities have long focused on fall prevention, but the recently revised LTC Surveyor Guidance includes changes that impact how teams define, manage, and do...
Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
The Horse and Buggy Doctor
“Protect us, O God, From Diphtheria!” So begins the book, The Horse and Buggy Doctor (Harper & Brothers, New York), written by the rural Kansas family physician, Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler, and published in 1938. These words, this prayer, had been uttered daily by Dr. Hertzler’s father because, in the 1870...
JAMDA
February 2, 2026
Cognitive and Functional Trajectories Among Older Widowed Male Veterans: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study
Loss of a spouse increases risk for cognitive and functional decline in older age. However, literature examining bereavement effects on cognition and daily functioning in veterans is limited. This study therefore examined differences in cognitive and functional trajectories after spousal loss in older male...
Policy Snapshot
March 31, 2026
CMS Rule Phases Out Fax Machines, Snail Mail to Save Taxpayers $781.98 Million a Year
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is ending spending and antiquated paperwork by swapping out faxing and mailing for streamlined electronic transactions. The Administrative Simplification, Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures f...
JAMDA
March 26, 2025
Kinematic Insights Into Older Adult Fall-Related Head Impacts: Boundary Conditions and Injury Risk
To quantify real-world impact conditions of falls, which cause 50% to 90% of older adult traumatic brain injuries, and reconstruct them using dummy headforms to analyze kinematics and injury outcomes.
Policy Snapshot
April 29, 2022