Assisted Living Community - Educational Tools and Resources

AMDA Resources

• 2012 Annual Meeting – To register for this year's conference please visit www.ltcmedicine.com.

  • B06—Bringing the Power of Telemedicine to Assisted Living Communities
    Friday, March 9, 2012, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
    Older adults in assisted and senior living communities often have limited access to urgent and specialty medical care.  Telemedicine is a rapidly developing health technology solution that is designed to improve patient access to diagnosis and treatments and has the potential to overcome this barrier to healthcare.  As telemedicine continues to rapidly evolve, long term care providers will benefit from exposure to and understanding of successful telemedicine programs for older adults in assisted living communities.  This session presents case-studies from Health-E-Access, an innovative telemedicine program that serves older adults in assisted living communities.  This exciting telemedicine program offers an alternative on-site care option for acute illness care to the assisted and senior living community dwelling older adults of a long term care practice.  This session will also highlight opportunities for and obstacles to the development of telemedicine programs in long term care practices.  Participants will leave this session with practical insight into how medical care in assisted living settings can be improved through telemedicine.

• Caring for the Ages Articles
• Assisted Living and Successful Transitions
  Caring for the Ages
  February 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 2, Pages 22-23)
• Resident-Resident Sexual Aggression Explored: Study's focus was skilled nursing facilities, but assisted living problem could be greater
  Damian McNamara
  Caring for the Ages
  September 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 9, Page 8)
• Opening Spaces at Nursing Homes and Assisted Living: Tool measures access, safety, and facility's connection to outdoors
  Joanne Kaldy
  Caring for the Ages
  May 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 5, Pages 1-2)
• AMDA Creates Resources for Physicians in Assisted Living
  Caring for the Ages
  October 2009(Vol. 10, Issue 10, Page 15)
• Hepatitis Surges in Residents With Diabetes: More outbreaks linked to contamination are occurring in assisted living facilities
  Miriam E. Tucker
  Caring for the Ages
  October 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 10, Page 11)
• Assisted Living’s Importance, Opportunities
  Caring for the Ages
  September 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 9, Page 22)
• Resident Complexity Challenges AL
  Joanne Kaldy
  Caring for the Ages
  July 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 7, Page 20)
• New Policy Addresses Role of AL Physician
  Caring for the Ages
  April 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 4, Page 10)
• Everyone Needs Advice When Guiding A Loved One Into Assisted Living
  David Brechtelsbauer
  Caring for the Ages
  September 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 9, Page 2)
• More AL Communities Abandon Medicaid: Alliance urges more advocacy for residents in noninstitutional settings due to lack of protections
  Kathleen M. Wilson
  Caring for the Ages
  February 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 2, Pages 38-39)
• AMDA Initiative on AL Offers New Guidance for Caregivers
  Caring for the Ages
December 2007 (Vol. 8, Issue 12, Page 18)
• AL Surge Renews Call for Physician Services
  Caring for the Ages
October 2006 (Vol. 7, Issue 10, Page 20)
• New Nursing, Assisted Living Codes in Effect
  Mary Ellen Schneider
  Caring for the Ages
  April 2006 (Vol. 7, Issue 4, Page 22)

• JAMDA Articles (Members Only)
• Fall Prevention and Monitoring of Assisted Living Patients: An Exploratory Study of Physician Perspectives
  Kirsten A. Nyrop, Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, Srikant Bangdiwala
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  September 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 7)
  


• Physician Perspectives on Fall Prevention and Monitoring in Assisted Living: A Pilot Study
  Kirsten A. Nyrop, Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 6)
  


• The Influence of Hospice Use on Nursing Home and Hospital Use in Assisted Living Among Dual-Eligible Enrollees
  Debra Dobbs, Hongdao Meng, Kathyrn Hyer, Ladi Volicer
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 6)
  


• Alcohol Misuse and Abuse in Assisted Living
  Nicholas G. Castle, Laura M. Wagner, Jamie C. Ferguson, Mary Lindsey Smith, Steven M. Handler et al.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 6)
  


• Predictors of Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Assisted Living Residents
  Marion Becker, Timothy Boaz, Ross Andel, Anne DeMuth
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  March 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 3)
  


• Testing the Function Focused Care for Assisted Living Intervention
  Barbara Resnick, Elizabeth Galik
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  March 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 3, Page B25)
  


• Patterns of Dementia Treatment Use in Assisted Living Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1975 Demented Residents
  Nadège Barro-Belaygues, Gabor Abellan van Kan, Yves Rolland, Fati Nourhashemi, Maria Soto-Martin, Sophie Gillette-Guyonnet, Bruno Vellas, et al.              
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  October 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 8)
  


• Fostering a Culture of Exercise in Assisted Living
  Tim Fox, Glenn Sloves
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  October 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 8, Page 605)
  


• Perceptions and Performance of Function and Physical Activity in Assisted Living Communities
  Barbara Resnick, Elizabeth Galik, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, Sheryl Zimmerman
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 6, Pages 406-414)
  


• Assisted Living Nursing: A Manual for Management and Practice
  Connie Evashwick, Louise Meret-Hanke
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  February 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 2, Pages 145-146)
  


• Correlates of Functional Dependence Among Recently Admitted Assisted Living Residents With and Without Dementia
  Quincy M. Samus, Lawrence Mayer, Chiadi U. Onyike, Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Matthew McNabney, Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Adam Rosenblatt
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  June 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 5, Pages 323-329)
• Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities, 31 March 2009
  Timothy P. Daaleman, Christianna S. Williams, John S. Preisser, Philip D. Sloane, Holly Biola, Sheryl Zimmerman
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  May 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 4, Pages 243-251)
• Medication Management in Assisted Living: A National Survey of Policies and Practices, 22 December 2008
  Ethel Mitty
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  February 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 2, Pages 107-114)
• The Spectrum of Medical Illness and Medication Use Among Residents of Assisted Living Facilities in Central Maryland, 04 August 2008
  Matthew K. McNabney, Quincy M. Samus, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Jason Brandt, Chiadi U. Onyike, Alva Baker, Adam Rosenblatt08 August 2005 Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  October 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 8, Pages 558-564)
• Cognitive Screening for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Assisted Living: Comparison of 3 Tests, 09 September 2008
  Daniel I. Kaufer, Christianna S. Williams, Alyssa J. Braaten, Karminder Gill, Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  October 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 8, Pages 586-593)
• Proceedings of the AMDA Assisted Living Consensus Conference, Washington, DC October 24, 2006
  Jacqueline Vance
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 6, Pages 378-382)
• Proceedings of the AMDA Assisted Living Consensus Conference, Washington DC, October 24, 2006: Editorial Response to the Vance Article
  Ethel Mitty
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 6, Pages 369-371)
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Assisted Living Setting
  Robert P. Chen, Joshua J. Raymond, Anshia Bhalla
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  March 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 3, Page B10)
• An Intervention Trial of Wellness Education for New ALF Residents
  John M. Heath, Julie Coleman, Bindhu Thomas, Sajida Mokhashi
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  March 2008 (Vol. 9, Issue 3, Page B6)
• Comparison of pneumococcal, influenza and tetanus vaccination rates in assisted living residents with matched cohorts in outpatient clinic
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  March 2007 (Vol. 8, Issue 3, Page B5)
• Examining the Physician's Role With Assisted Living Residents
  John G. Schumacher
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2006 (Vol. 7, Issue 6, Pages 377-382)
• Symptom Experiences of Residents Dying in Assisted Living, 25 November 2005
  Juliana C. Cartwright, Susan Hickman, Nancy Perrin, Virginia Tilden
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  May 2006 (Vol. 7, Issue 4, Pages 219-223)
• Transition to Nursing Home From Assisted Living Is not Associated With Dementia or Dementia-Related Problem Behaviors, 08 August 2005
  Paul B. Rosenberg, Michelle M. Mielke, Quincy M. Samus, Adam Rosenblatt, Alva Baker, Jason Brandt, Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  February 2006 (Vol. 7, Issue 2, Pages 73-78)
• Reduced Ability to Self-Administer Medication Is Associated With Assisted Living Placement in a Continuing Care Retirement Community, 26 May 2005
  Janet M. Lieto, Kara S. Schmidt
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  July 2005 (Vol. 6, Issue 4, Pages 246-249)
• Physician care in assisted living: A qualitative study
  John Gerard Schumacher, J. Kevin Eckert, Sheryl Zimmerman, Paula Carder, Arnette Wright
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  January 2005 (Vol. 6, Issue 1, Pages 34-45)

• Forthcoming AMDA Resources
  

  AMDA currently has four newly developed products for the assisted living setting:

  1. Caregiver's Communication Guide: Caring for the Older Adult: Protocols for Change of Condition- This guide demonstrates ways to recognize a change of condition and ways to report the changes to the PCP. This guide is intended for use by caregiver’s of older adults in the assisted living community (ALC).
  2. Diabetes Management-Clinical Recommendations for the Assisted Living Setting and Family Caregivers - This training program and toolkit has been created for the ALC staff as well as family caregivers to help them provide better care for older adults with diabetes. and
  3. Medication Management manuals have been created in two parts.
  • Part 1 – Assisted Living Medication Management Manual – Operations Level. This medication manual provides practitioners and staff with information and tools that will help to improve medication management and help to reduce medication errors.
  • Part 2 – Assisted Living Medication Management Manual – A Manual for Caregivers. This medication management manual was written to help caregivers learn the skills and steps that may lead to better management of the resident’s medications.

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