JAMDA
March 14, 2015
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PALTmed In The News
April 18, 2024
How new long-term care models and tech can cut into billions spent on rehospitalizations
Nursing homes are on the frontier of new care models and technology solutions that have the potential to save billions of dollars in healthcare costs. That was the consensus from experts who also issued cautions at a PALTC24 annual conference session hosted recently by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and...
Caring for the Ages
February 26, 2024
How Nursing Home Leadership Strengthens the Workforce Pipeline Through the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative
Caring for the Ages
December 28, 2017
How Poor Gait Can Predict Dementia
Spotlight
December 6, 2023
How Positive Partnerships Make Programs Productive
A real connection between leaders in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) is not unlike a marriage or any other significant relationship. It requires mutual trust and respect, open communication, work, commitment, and more than a little laughter. Cindy Woodward, NHA, and Jamy VonBerg, RN, from Statesman H...
JAMDA
August 25, 2020
How Pragmatic are Trials in Nursing Home Settings?
JAMDA
April 5, 2021
How Should Assisted Living Be Using Emergency Departments?
JAMDA
September 30, 2015
How Should Cognitive Impairment Be Recognized?
JAMDA
December 29, 2022
How the 2018 Japan Floods Impacted Nursing Home Admissions for Older Persons: A Longitudinal Study Using the Long-Term Care Insurance Comprehensive Database
As disasters become more frequent because of global warming, countries across the world are seeking ways to protect vulnerable older populations. Although these conditions may increase nursing home admission (NHA) rates for older persons, we know of no studies that have directly tested this hypothesis. ...
JAMDA
March 17, 2016
How the Frailty Index May Support the Allocation of Health Care Resources: An Example From the INCUR Study
The Frailty Index (FI), proposed by Rockwood and Mitniski, measures the deficits accumulation occurring with aging, and can be generated from the results of a comprehensive clinical assessment. Its construct (based on pure arithmetical assumptions) may represent a unique feature for supporting unbiased com...
