To know us is to love us? New effort could boost interest in long-term care careers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2021
Attracting medical school graduates to enter geriatrics is a challenge, as evidenced by their recent fellowship choices. Beyond that, however, is the challenge of interesting geriatricians — as well...
$18.8 million gift funds effort to increase geriatric specialists serving aging services field
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2023
A not-for-profit aging services provider based in New Jersey has made a $18.8 million gift to a medical school to improve care for older adults through research, education and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Transforming direct care workforce requires innovative strategies, policy changes: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 14, 2022
Policy changes and innovative strategies are key to transforming direct care jobs and stabilizing the workforce, according to a recent study from PHI.
AMDA committee identifies 3 priorities for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2016
The Assisted Living Committee of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recently surveyed members and arrived at three quality improvement priorities for the industry.
Frontline staff effective in reducing antipsychotic use: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2017
The off-label use of antipsychotic medication to treat cognitively impaired residents can be significantly reduced by training frontline staff members to recognize that individuals may exhibit challenging...
15 percent of off-label antipsychotic use in assisted living may be inappropriate, but nursing home reduction...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
The rate of potentially inappropriate prescribing of drugs in assisted living is 15% for antipsychotics and 21% for antianxiety medications, according to the authors of a new study published in JAMDA,...
More news for Thursday, July 8
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2021
Residential care facility employees in Contra Costa County, CA, must prove vaccination or face weekly COVID testing, mask mandate, per new health order … Attempted homicide charge against assisted living...
AMDA delegates to ponder integrated care model for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2017
A resolution calling for AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine to promote and advocate for an integrated care model in assisted living will be one of nine under consideration...
7 national organizations recommend COVID-19 vaccine mandates in long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2021
Long-term care and other healthcare employees should be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, according to seven national organizations.
Regulation in staffing, training may be needed to improve safety in assisted living: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2022
Assisted living direct care workers have significantly worse perceptions of patient safety culture than their administrators, requiring a renewed focus on quality in the industry, according to the results...