AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine partnered with the leading online advance care plan provider, ADVault’s MyDirectives.com, to help residents in nursing homes, assisted...
How to do it … Meds management during a pandemic
By
John Hall
Jun 01, 2020
You might have to go back to Hong Kong Flu in the 1970s to find a more chaotic period than our current pandemic days. But as the experts tell here, a dose of calm and teamwork can help tackle even the...
Provider groups develop heat map to aid coronavirus response; FEMA to deliver PPE
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 29, 2020
A newly-developed heat map of coronavirus cases in U.S. nursing homes and assisted living facilities will help to prioritize much-needed personal protective equipment and testing supplies for hard-hit...
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a national finalist for 3 ASBPE awards, wins 5 others
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 10, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a finalist for three national awards in the 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence competition.
Low back pain treatment for older adults doesn’t match guidelines
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 23, 2020
Medicare recipients with low back pain are often given opioids and advanced imaging tests rather than guideline-recommended therapies, a study finds.
Advance care planning pilot program expands to 170 nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 12, 2019
A program that encourages nursing homes to adopt advance care planning support for residents with Alzheimer’s disease is expanding to nearly 200 facilities in the United States.
ASCP 50th annual conference kicks off Thursday
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2019
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists will hold its annual association meeting Nov. 7-10 near Dallas.
Providers grapple with ever-complex, sometimes confusing, medication regulations
By
John Hall
Oct 18, 2019
Viewed individually, each medication rule, regulation, standard and guideline has its fair share of advocates and critics. It’s the sum of their parts, however, that often keeps compliance officers up...
ASCP at 50: Annual conference arrives Nov. 7
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2019
Organizers are completing final touches for the 2019 annual meeting and exhibition of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, which takes place Nov. 7-10 in Grapevine, TX.
Two pneumonia shots safest for seniors despite new advisory, advocacy group says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2019
A leading senior advocacy group disagrees with changes to the CDC’s pneumonia vaccine recommendations for older adults.