ASCP
Antithrombotic medications remain the #1 cause of preventable medication-related harm across care settings. Older adults in post-acute and long-term care settings face unique risks due to multimorbidity, renal changes, polypharmacy, and frailty—yet standardized stewardship remains inconsistent. Drawing directly from the 2025 Antithrombotic Stewardship Summit and the ADAPT study, this session on April 16 at 12:00 PM ET translates the five ADAPT care-process priorities into practical, Age-Friendly Health Systems approaches. Register now.
Skilled Nursing News
Maintaining quality of care with slim resources, while seeing patient acuity continue to rise, keeps nursing home clinicians up at night – and these challenges are compounded by insurance pressures, particularly from Medicare Advantage plans. Varion Walton, vice president of clinical services at Texas-based Methodist Retirement Communities, discussed the daily frustrations borne from managed care organizations' idea of an adequate skilled nursing stay during an interview at PALTC26. Read more.
Pets Helping Create Positive, Engaging Environments for Senior Living Residents, Workers
McKnight's Senior Living
Brookdale Senior Living believes that the "joy, comfort and companionship" that pets bring to the workplace creates a more positive and engaging environment that benefits its employees. That philosophy has earned it the Best Pet Workplaces certification from WUF World, an organization that elevates the human-animal bond. Read more.
New National Report Reveals Critical Gaps in Healthcare Transitions, Calls for Urgent Policy Reform
National Transitions of Care Coalition
The National Transitions of Care Coalition released a report, The State of Transitions of Care: Findings from the 2025 NTOCC National Summit, exposing widespread systemic breakdowns in how patients are transitioned across health-care settings and calling for immediate, coordinated policy reform. Read more.