In 2010, the United States Congress designated March 20th as the National Day of Recognition for Long Term Care Physicians. This initiative started with an AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine House of Delegates resolution from the Georgia Medical Directors Association honoring the...
AMDA members are often on the frontlines of dementia care, so it’s only appropriate that they be involved in the National Dementia Workforce Study, which involves surveying those individuals who work in homes, hospitals, clinics, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes to gain data to improve care an...
Care home residents have high rates of hospital admission. The UK National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) standardizes the secondary care response to acute illness. However, the ability of NEWS2 to predict adverse health outcomes specifically for care home residents is unknown. This study explored the relatio...