Touching lives and attracting the best and the brightest to long-term care: These are the hallmarks of the AMDA Foundation Futures Program.

Young leaders come out of this program with passion for long-term care. A powerful... »

Medicare will begin rewarding primary care physicians for spending more time with patients and offering services such as late hours and intensive care management beginning next summer, under a newly unveiled program.

The Primary... »

Physical activity appears to protect against cognitive impairment in the elderly, according to two separate studies reported online in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

In both studies, even light physical activity such as... »

There is no proof that any of the multifaceted or individualized programs designed to prevent elders’ falls in hospitals and patients’ homes is effective, according to a comprehensive literature review.

Additionally, an... »

Behavior QIs May Mislead

The cognitive function of residents and the presence of a special dementia-care unit both were associated with lower quality-indicator (QI) scores for facilities, a retrospective cohort study of 26,165... »

On hearing that she was named 2011 Medical Director of the Year, Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD, said, "This honor is so affirming. ... I believe that most people want to do their best, and I seek to establish an... »

Practitioner, professor, and researcher David Thomas, MD, sorts through the facts and myths about vit­amin D in the elderly. This is the first of a 2-part series. Next month’s column will discuss calcium.

Most people don’t... »

Having the latest clinical evidence and most recent updates of AMDA clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) at your fingertips – anytime, anywhere – makes it easy for physicians and others to answer questions and share the most... »

On Oct. 3, AMDA joined other specialty societies and the American Medical Association in urging the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to reconsider its current proposal to Congress to revise the sustainable growth... »

The Know-It-All Before You CallData Collection Cards have beenflying off the shelves. Intended tohelp nursing staff evaluate patientsand collect data before notifying apractitioner of a person’s conditionchange, the cards help... »