Caring for the Ages
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Practice Resource
February 17, 2026
The Role of the Medical Director in Facility Assessment
This paper provides an exploration of the facility assessment process in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), emphasizing the critical role of the medical director.
JAMDA
July 18, 2022
The Role of the Medical Director in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Impact of COVID-19
The pandemic has uncovered a broad lack of understanding of the role of the Medical Director in Canadian Long-Term Care (LTC) Homes. Our objectives were to identify the current demographics and practices of LTC Medical Directors, discover how the pandemic affected their practice habits, and inform the cont...
Practice Resource
July 31, 2025
The Role of the Medical Director in QAPI in LTC
PALTmed (Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association) advocates that medical directors lead the way in setting the standard for appropriate clinical care practices to improve quality within post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. Medical directors may fulfill the leadership role in collabo...
Caring for the Ages
July 30, 2025
The Role of the Pharmacist in Addressing Vaccine Misinformation
JAMDA
June 14, 2023
The Role of Ultrasound Muscle Parameters for Myosteatosis and Myofibrosis Measurement in Young, Older, and Obese Subjects
The aim of the study was to compare quantitative and qualitative ultrasound parameters between healthy young adults and post-acute hospitalized older adults with and without physical disability, as well as between normal weight and overweight/obese persons.
Practice Resource
February 25, 2026
The Roles & Responsibilities of the Nursing Home Medical Director
This document outlines the key roles, responsibilities and tasks for nursing home medical directors as delineated by CMS and PALTmed.
Caring for the Ages
July 26, 2016
The Root Cause of Antibiotic Resistance
JAMDA
February 2, 2016
The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination Is Better than the Mini-Mental State Examination to Determine the Cognitive Impairment in Turkish Elderly People
Presence of detailed screening instruments to detect cognitive impairment in the older adults' culture and language is very essential. The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS) is one of cognitive screening scales used. The aim of the study was to establish the validity and reliabil...
Caring for the Ages
March 31, 2020