Two measures of fracture risk – bone mineral density T score and FRAX score – should undergo "refinements" because they tend to underestimate the increased fracture risk in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes,... »

The halting advance of health information technology in long-term care has received new urgency from medicine’s increasing focus on accountable care and transitions, according to several experts in the area. "There can be no... »

Facilities’ Challenges Are Global

The growth in the aging population is worldwide, which means that the issues related to long-term care are global too, according to former AMDA President Paul R. Katz, MD, CMD, of the University... »

GRAPEVINE, TEX. – Policy makers are scrambling for ways to bring down health care spending, but what if it were as simple as telling physicians how much things cost?

A new study by hospitalists at Johns Hopkins Hospital in... »

In recent years, entities such as the Congressional Budget Office and Medicare’s board of trustees have expressed concern that the Medicare program is fiscally unsustainable. Medicare’s fee-for-service payment system has been... »

Low-impact exercises from the ancient Eastern martial art known as tai chi can deliver health benefits to many older adults, including those in long-term care, according to practitioners who conduct classes in the exercises and,... »

Milta Little, DO, a St. Louis-based physician and assistant professor at the St. Louis University School of Medicine, talks about delirium and how recognizing it early makes a big difference.

Delirium, a sudden change in... »

"We’re engaged in discussions about hiring physicians in our facilities. It’s not that far off. Some of the chains have begun looking at this. While there are some roadblocks, there are many benefits. For example, it can... »

As more elders enter assisted living facilities, practitioners are realizing that while this setting is very different from traditional nursing facilities, the demographics of the residents are about the same.

"The... »

AMDA has partnered with several organizations to ensure that long-term care residents have access to the pain medications they need, when they need them. Among the most significant and productive of these partners has been with... »

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... »