03/14/2024

AMDA Pulse March 6 2024

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