AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2020
A nationally recognizable POLST form would give seriously ill or frail seniors the ability to communicate treatment preferences across care settings, the organization says.
CDC releases updated consolidated testing guidelines for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 16, 2020
Testing a nursing home resident for COVID-19 more than once in a 24-hour period is not being encouraged by the federal government under updated guidance.
Handling COVID-19 in nursing facilities: AMDA offers lessons from New York State
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2020
A group of medical directors have consolidated and published lessons learned while caring for residents in their hard-hit state.
AMDA: Address key questions to reap benefits of universal COVID-19 testing
By
Alicia Lasek
May 20, 2020
The clinical complexities of facility-wide COVID-19 testing should be addressed before implementing state testing mandates, the group says.
The coronavirus crisis could lead to “financial turmoil” for many nursing home and senior living operators thanks to a combination of higher costs — for things like supplies and increased pay for...
The decision to reopen eldercare facilities should rest entirely with clinicians who provide direct resident care, the organization says.
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...
Industry leaders argue for expanded role of medical directors
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 03, 2019
The impact of industry medical directors remains inconsistent, and steps should be taken to further strengthen the role, say leading executives.
Comfort feeding OK for those with advanced dementia, regardless of advance directives: AMDA
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2019
Stopping eating and drinking by advance directive is not identical to voluntary stoppage by the resident themselves, say the authors of a new paper.
Excessive use of catheters is harming residents: AMDA
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2015
Urinary catheters shouldn’t be used routinely to manage urinary incontinence, according to new guidelines released by The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA).