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...
How new long-term care models and tech can cut into billions spent on rehospitalizations
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 17, 2024
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.
$10.5 million AMDA, CDC partnership aims to improve vaccination rates in senior living, other settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2021
A five-year, $10.5 million agreement between AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the federal government will try to improve vaccination rates among residents and staff members...
AMDA resolution calls for ‘comfort feeding’ of certain residents with dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2019
Members of AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine should adopt a policy of “comfort feeding” for certain residents with dementia rather than honor advance directives that indicate...
The Senate has unanimously approved the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act.
Providers identify 5 key areas for person-centered care of residents with dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 19, 2020
Several senior living companies were part of a roundtable that helped researchers identify five areas of change and developed person-centered practical solutions to address the unmet needs of people with...
Low-tech program helps assisted living residents socialize, med students learn during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 15, 2021
A simple social calling model launched during the pandemic gave medical students real-life practice in geriatric assessment skills while providing socialization opportunities for residents of assisted...
Observe the ‘4 Ms’ when caring for those who care for residents, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2022
In taking care of staff members, long-term care providers must ensure that the “four “Ms” are met: what matters most, medications, mobility and mind. That’s according to Emily Nicoli, MS, RN, chief...
$81 million NIH grant will study dementia care through workforce in assisted living, other settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2023
A five-year, $81 million federal grant will fund a study to better understand the workforce caring for assisted living residents and others who are living with dementia in hopes of helping with recruitment...
Prioritize older adults, nonprofits tell members of Congress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 24, 2015
Programs enabling the dignity, health and independence of older adults should be funded at appropriate levels, members of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations wrote in a letter.