I find it hard to believe that anyone would find this offensive. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/18/fro…

The quality of life tradeoffs incurred by tight safety protocols and isolation of #nursinghome residents during the COVID-19 pandemic demand more research and policy changes, despite understandable wishes to move past the pandemic: expert #longtermcare

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Drs. James Deardorff and Adrian Haimovich, MD PhD published an editorial entitled 'From bedside-to-model: Designing clinical prediction rules for implementation' in JAGS Read more: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…
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We need transparency and solutions, not excuses! #PALTC #Geriatrics mcknights.com/blogs/whats-up…

NEW JAMA Network Open paper led by Amanda Chen
What happened when star ratings were introduced for home health agencies? HHA-reported measures showed improvement but more objective measures did not, raising concern about use of HHA-reported measures jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Thanks to McKnight's Senior Living for highlighting this article from Caring for the Ages.

Age is just a number washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Not a single UN resolution conditions a ceasefire on the release of hostages. I slammed the Ambassadors and told them the truth to their faces:
The reason you won’t condition a ceasefire on releasing the hostages is because you don’t give a damn about our hostages or the life of…

Just released! JAMDA's most cited papers from 2022! Read them here: jamda.com/toptrending

Sheryl Zimmerman Ahmed Tetyana Pylypiv Shippee, PhD 🇺🇦 Javier Courel Ibáñez Adam Dyer

Why does the industry continue to fight full transparency?

Bill Clinton in 2016: “I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state. I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza... between 96%-97% of the West Bank, compensating land in Israel, you name it.'

“Hamas is really smart. When they decide to rocket…

RIP dad. #AgeIsJustANumber #Geriatrics latimes.com/california/sto…

'Minimal clinically important difference in Alzheimer's disease: Rapid review' (A&D 2024) - 'For patients with mild AD, a change of +3 on the ADAS-Cog, +2 points on CDR-SB, −9 points on the iADRS, or −2 points on the MMSE was considered meaningful' - alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…

This is what progressives fundamentally don't understand.

Yes, from the conversations I have had with Jewish progressives, most opposed Netanyahu and Israel's foreign policy before October 7th - especially the West Bank settlements.

What changed is seeing the people they're…

A ceasefire is, by definition, bilateral: it requires BOTH parties to cease hostilities.

Israel has agreed to a ceasefire not once but twice. Hamas has rejected a ceasefire not once but twice.

Expect the international community to villainize Israel rather than Hamas. An…

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'This NTA business proposed in the 2025 skilled nursing pay rule? Take it as a compliment.' #longtermcare #skillednursing #columncoming

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By adopting the #AgeFriendlyHealthSystems 4Ms framework in its emergency department, the Sharp Grossmont Hospital has enhanced care + outcomes for #OlderAdults , decreased readmissions & proven job satisfaction for nurses: ow.ly/8BeK50R4rFm
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