Questioning When It's Time To Go
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Residents admitted to a skilled nursing facility for short-term rehabilitation after hospitalization often report feeling unprepared to return home despite being told they are no longer eligible for skilled rehabilitation. The co-editors-in-chief of JAMDA discuss a study on this topic published in the April issue. Read more.
New Award Aims to Raise Awareness of Assisted Living Research
McKnight's Senior Living
To highlight research advancing the well-being of those who live and work in assisted living, and to bring it to the awareness of those who can most benefit from the findings, the national Center for Excellence in Assisted Living developed an annual research award. Launched in 2025, it honors innovative and rigorous research demonstrating potential to inform assisted living practice or policy. Read more.
Skilled Nursing News
The all-or-nothing nature of the CMS quality audits means nursing homes could face reductions in reimbursement — and, in the case of hybrid measures such as antipsychotic use, potential star rating downgrades — if they fail to comply with or fully respond to audit requests, experts say. Read more.
Optimizing Medications for Fall Injury Patients
Provider Magazine
According to the National Council on Aging, an older adult suffering a fall-related injury is seen in an emergency department every 11 seconds. When patients arrive at a skilled nursing facility after breaking a bone in a fall, the focus is naturally on rehabilitation. What often doesn't happen is a careful review of the medications that may have increased their risk of falling in the first place, or a conversation about medications that could help prevent the next fall. Read more.
How to Define Alzheimer's Disease
I.M. Matters from ACP
Diagnoses of cognitive impairment and dementia should be based on symptoms and functional effects rather than biomarkers, argued a speaker at Internal Medicine Meeting 2026. Read more.