Complete Story
03/06/2024
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | March 6
News
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- CDC updates and simplifies respiratory virus recommendations
- Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say
Journal Articles/Preprints
- JAMDA: Changes in End-of-Life Symptom Management Prescribing Among Long-Term Care Residents During COVID-19
- JAMDA: How the Timing of Annual COVID-19 Vaccination of Nursing Home Residents and Staff Affects Its Value
- National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults
Research Reports/White Papers
- Concierge services and virtual care options can improve access to high-value specialty care: survey
- Hearing aid manufacturers still need to listen up about seniors’ specific needs: report
- Digital ‘communication bridge’ for seniors with aphasia is $13M closer to reality
Podcasts/Webinars
- FMDA Journal Club: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Quality
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in Long-Term Care Podcast with Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda
News/News Analysis
- Mixed Bag: CMS Reports How Nursing Home Quality Measures Fared During the Pandemic
- Senior living providers should follow CDC’s new ‘unified’ recommendations for COVID, flu, RSV
- Unraveling the impact: PDPM Medicaid case-mix index and potential Five-Star Rating challenges
- Improving disaster preparedness for the most vulnerable
- Inside a More ‘Holistic’ Approach at Nursing Homes: Attracting New Nurses, Countering CMS Regulations Effectively
- Study proving longevity benefits of senior living is something for operators to ‘jump up and down’ about
- New CMS Nursing Home Ownership Data: Major Gaps And Discrepancies
- Federal bill would provide $32.5 million for states to create master plans for aging
- ‘Don’t panic — prepare’ experts urge in ‘new era’ of health data
- State’s Minimum Staffing Law Cost $55M While in Place for Just 10 Months
