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Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Using Documentary and Narratives in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Medical health professionals working in the long-term care (LTC) sector have continuously played a vital role in providing permanence and durability in patient care across the continuum, alongside addressing family needs and concerns. Providers and nursing home staff work together to improve the living standards of nursing home residents, providing them with a safe, reliable, and compassionate environment. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Joanna Abi Chebl, Lidia A. Vognar, Gwendolen Buhr Tags: Narrative Medicine Source Type: news
Acute Care in Nursing Homes May Be Better Than Hospital Care for Some Conditions
Nursing home residents may experience fewer adverse effects and more benefits by receiving treatment for certain conditions on-site at the nursing home instead of in a hospital. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Tags: Journal Highlights Source Type: news
Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions in Assisted Living Increased During the Pandemic
Prescriptions of psychotropic drugs increased during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a greater increase of antipsychotic drugs prescribed to individuals with dementia, according to a study of assisted living facilities in Alberta, Canada. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Tags: Journal Highlights Source Type: news
Cognitive Ability, Independence, and Physical Function May Predict Success During Rehabilitation
An individual ’s cognitive ability, independence when performing activities of daily living (ADL), and physical function at admission may help predict how much physical function will improve during a rehabilitation stay at a skilled nursing facility, a Canadian study found. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Tags: Journal Highlights Source Type: news
Health, Wellness, and a Balanced Endocannabinoid System
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex network of cannabinoids, receptors, and signaling molecules that regulate physiological processes such as mood, appetite, pain, sleep, and immune function. First mapped in 1990, the ECS plays a vital role in maintaining homeostasis within the body by responding to or minimizing the potential for stress, inflammation, and pain (Nature 1990;346:561 –564; U. Blesching, The Cannabis Health Index, 3rd ed. [Logos, 2022]). Our growing understanding of ECS physiology and the components of the cannabis plant has allowed researchers to identify clinical relevance for cannabinoid ...
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Alexandria Hill Source Type: news
Clear as Mud: The Dynamic Relationship Between Ethics and Public Policy
The relationship between ethics and public policy has been evolving quite rapidly over the last 20 years or so. The relationship has always inherently been there, of course, but it is especially apparent in public policy related to the delivery of health care, systems of care, and direct care of human beings. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, attempting to deliver the clinically appropriate level of care for patients within a clear ethical framework has become more challenging. This is especially true in heavily regulated post-acute care and long-term care settings, where care can be dictated by policy at either the state or fe...
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Timothy Holahan, Alex Bardakh Tags: Medical Ethics Source Type: news
Decreasing Stigma and Forming Collaborative Partnerships With Family Caregivers in Long-Term Care
With the 2023 deaths of former First Lady Rosalyn Carter and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O ’Connor we lost two strong and knowledgeable advocates for family caregivers. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Elizabeth Galik Tags: Caring Collaborative Source Type: news
At the End of Life, Comfort Comes From a Special Group of CNAs
A growing specialty for certified nurse assistants revolves around palliative, hospice, and end-of-life care. These three concepts are related, but they also hold distinct opportunities for you to use your unique skills and abilities. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Senior contributor Joanne Kaldy talks to Telisa Green, a California-based hospice CNA, Karl Steinberg Source Type: news
Bon Appetit: A Delicious Way to Inspire Chefs and Show the Best of Senior Living
Imagine this meal: braised local short rib of beef, crab cakes with pumpkin risotto and a saffron corn cream sauce, followed by a dessert of hazelnut and chocolate mousse petit fours with a Frangelico pumpkin cream sauce. You might think you could only get this in an expensive restaurant, but these are actually winning senior living recipes in LifeSpan ’s Taste of Senior Living contest. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Joanne Kaldy Source Type: news
Exploring the Brave but Not-So-New World of Value-based Care
The concept of value-based care (VBC) isn ’t new, but there is new urgency for practitioners and other stakeholders to understand what VBC is and how it impacts them and their patients. This urgency comes most significantly from a recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services that 100% of Medicare beneficiaries will be aligned with a risk pool by 2030. The recent policy forum “Finding Your Value in Evolving Payment Models,” sponsored by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and its Practice Group Management Network (PGN), offered expert insight into the world of VBC and ...
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Joanne Kaldy Source Type: news
QAPI Resolutions for the New Year: Strengthening Collaboration Between Clinical and Operational Leaders and the Interdisciplinary Team
The start of the new year is a great time to collaborate with facility administrators to create realistic, achievable, and meaningful resolutions to position your facility to excel at meeting the key requirements of the medical director role in quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Carolyn Kazdan Source Type: news
Understanding Implicit and Explicit Bias: A Journey Toward Self-Discovery
“Of all forms of inequity, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.” -Martin Luther King, Jr., National Convention of the Medical Committee for Human Rights, Chicago, 1966 (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Linda J. Keilman Tags: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Source Type: news
Keep Calm and Carry On: Managing Residents ’ Anxiety While Managing Our Own
Anxiety in post-acute and long-term care is experienced by residents and staff alike. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, research has reported evidence of a nationwide surge in anxiety ( “Stress in America 2023: A Nation Grappling With Psychological Impacts of Collective Trauma,” American Psychological Association, Nov. 1, 2023, https://bit.ly/40HTQs8) as well as an uptick among residents and staff in PALTC (J Am Med Dir Assoc 2023;24:862–867.e1; Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021; 37:10.1002/gps.5648). But when a resident’s anxiety brushes up against our own anxiety and stress, what are we to do? (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Lisa Lind Tags: Behavioral Health Source Type: news
Society President ’s Reflections on 2023 Accomplishments
I am excited to share an update with Caring for the Ages readers on the work that the board of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has been doing over the past six months. In addition to speaking at state/regional chapter meetings and visiting our representatives on Capitol Hill, we have been busy engaging in new strategic initiatives that will secure the future of our medical society and the members we serve. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Milta Oyola Little Source Type: news
