03/23/2023

AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | March 15

News

Headlines:

New/Updated Guidance

• GAO Report: COVID-19 in Nursing Homes - Experts Identified Actions Aimed at Improving Infection Prevention and Control

Journal Articles/Preprints

• JAMDA: Impact of prior SARS-COV-2 infection and vaccination on COVID-19 infection amongst nursing home residents
• JAMDA: The impact of COVID-19 on the prevalence, mortality, and associated risk factors for mortality in patients with hip fractures: a meta-analysis
• JAMDA: Physician Practice Characteristics Influencing Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Care in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review
• JAMDA: Delirium Mediates Incidence of Hospital-Associated Disability Among Older Adults
• JAMDA: Improving Nursing Home Disaster Readiness Through Implementation Science
• JAMDA: Acupressure Improves Cognition and Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Cognitive Disorders in Long-Term Care Settings: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial
• Detection of Covid-19 Outbreaks Using Built Environment Testing for SARS-CoV-2
• Physical Frailty, Genetic Predisposition, and Incident Parkinson Disease

Research Reports/White Paper

• New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?
• Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
• Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies as States Prepare for the Unwinding of the Pandemic-Era Continuous Enrollment Provision
• Senior housing demand expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels within 5 years: report
• Clinicians missing ‘critical’ step in Alzheimer’s diagnoses, 2023 report finds

Podcasts/Webinars

• AMDA On-The-Go: The Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism
• Advancing Excellence Spotlight Series Session: Understanding Special Needs Plans in PALTC. Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 3:00 PM ET

News/News Analysis

• Nursing Homes Need More Non-Monetary Infection Prevention Enforcement, GAO Says
• As Acuity Rises, Nursing Homes Gain Ability to Out-Compete Hospitals for Nurses
• Lingering, ‘really scary’ reality of skilled nursing workforce reinforced by poll
• SNF staffing shifts after REIT acquisition, study shows
• Congress, States, CMS Urged to Ensure Nursing Facility Medicaid Rates Cover Care Costs
• Cases of Deadly Fungus Tripled in Past Few Years, CDC Says — The agency has rated Candida auris as an urgent antimicrobial-resistant threat

AMDA's COVID19 Resources Page