PALTtalk

Episode: June 2026
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guests: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Timo Lauteslager, PhD
In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss articles dealing with remote patient monitoring and how home care workers are impacting direct care worker wages, as well as two articles related to falls. 
Date Recorded: June 19, 2026
Articles Referenced:
Real-World Evaluation of a Remote Patient Monitoring Service for Early Detection of Clinical Deterioration in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Rising Home Care and Falling Wages: The Impact of the Growing Share of Home Care Workers on Direct Care Worker Wages
Deprescribing Psychotropic Medications and Falls in Older Adults: A Setting-Stratified Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Strengthening Fall Injury Reduction in Long-Term Care: 3 Implementation Enhancements to the 2025 PALTmed Falls Clinical Practice Guideline
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Episode: May 2026
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guests: Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Marissa Bergh, BSN, RN; Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FPCN
In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss three articles dealing with POLST, how housing influences nursing home utilization, and fecal incontinence. 
Date Recorded: May 26, 2026
Articles Referenced:
State POLST Program Maturity Status and Dying in the Nursing Home or Hospice in the United States: An Event Time Study
How Housing Influences Nursing Home Utilization in the United States: An Integrative Review
Prevalence of Fecal Incontinence in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Episode: April 2026
Host: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Sarah D. Berry, MD, MPH
In This Episode: Dr. Resnick and Dr. Berry discuss the following article from JAMDA: Falls in the Nursing Home: The Impact of Staffing Levels and Agency Staff Use on Injurious Falls. Dr. Resnick also discusses several other articles from the April issue (see below).
Date Recorded: April 17, 2026
Articles Referenced:
Falls in the Nursing Home: The Impact of Staffing Levels and Agency Staff Use on Injurious Fall
Social Participation and Digital Health Literacy Among Older Adults in the Community: The Mediating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Technophobia
Falls as a Predictor of Future Dementia in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Can I Stay, or Must I Go Now? A Cohort Study of Discharge Appeals in a Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility
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The special guest for this episode is Joe Manchin. He served from 2001 to 2005 as the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia, from 2005 to 2010 as the 34th governor of West Virginia, and from 2010 to 2025 as a U.S. senator from West Virginia. Mr. Manchin is also the author of Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense.
Date Recorded: April 10, 2026
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Episode: March 2026
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Frank Knoefel, MD; Jordan Kaplan, MS; Kali S. Thomas, PhD, MA
In This Episode:In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the March issue of JAMDA. Topics include using low-income tax credits to finance assisted living, Supportive smart homes, and trends and patterns of activity among U.S. adults
Date Recorded: March 24, 2026
Articles Referenced:
Using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Fund Assisted Living: Mapping the Current Environment
Supportive Smart Homes: Is It Time to Get Serious About Aging in Place?
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Episode: February 2026
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Carolyn Kazdan MHSA, NHA; Tiffany Tsay, MD, MPH; Jacquelina Stasinopoulos, BPharm(Hons), GradCertPharmPrac
In This Episode:In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review articles from the February issue of JAMDA. Topics include the revised Falls and Falls Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline and the use of glucose-lowering medications following hospital discharge to long-term care facilities. 
Date Recorded: February 20, 2026
Articles Referenced:
Change in Use of Glucose-Lowering Medications in Frail and Robust Residents Following Hospital Discharge to Long-Term Care Facilities
Falls and Fall Prevention in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting Clinical Practice Guideline
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The special guest for this episode is Mark Parkinson, the former CEO of AHCA. He will also be at PALTC26 in March as the keynote speaker during the Policy General Session. 
Date Recorded: February 5, 2026
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Episode: January 2026
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Lindsey Smith, PhD, MPP; Tetyana Shippee, PhD; Rachel Gunderson, BA
In This Episode:In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the January issue of JAMDA. Topics include variations in types of assisted living facilities eligible for Medicaid funding, differences in pain prevalence among short stay nursing home residents based on cognitive status and racial/ethnic identity, and association of physical activity vs sedentary behavior and dementia risk.
Date Recorded: January 27, 2026
Articles Referenced:
Medicaid Mechanisms and State Licensure: Pathways to Payment in Assisted Living
Underreporting of Pain for Short-Stay Nursing Home Residents in the Minimum Data Set 3.0?: Staff-Report, Self-Report, and the Role of Cognitive Impairment and Racial/Ethnic Identity
Replacement of Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Behavior With Physical Activity Reduces Dementia Risk
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Episode: December 2025
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Yohanes A. Wondimkun, MSc
In This Episode:In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the December issue of JAMDA. Topics include the safety of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors, exercise interventions involving minimal equipment, and comparing outcomes between home health care and skilled nursing facilities.
Date Recorded: December 12, 2025
Articles Referenced:
Cardiovascular Safety of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors Compared With Insulin or Sulfonylureas Added to Metformin Among Older People With Diabetes Living in Long-Term Care Facilities
Exercise Interventions Involving Minimal Equipment for Community-Dwelling Adults With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Comparing Post-Acute Care Outcomes Between Home Health Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Scoping Review
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Episode: November 2025
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD
Guest(s): Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Arif Nazir, MD, CMD; Stephen Z. Levine, PhD
In This Episode:In this episode, host Karl Steinberg and his guests review three articles from the November issue of JAMDA. Topics include the risk of dementia following the onset of hearing disorder, empowering chief medical officers in PALTC, and policy initiatives regarding the long-term care immigrant workforce.
Date Recorded: November 24, 2025
Articles Referenced:
Empowering Chief Medical Officers in Post-Acute Care: A Strategic Role for PALTmed
The Risk of Dementia Following Hearing Disorder Onset: A National Cohort Study
Policy Initiatives Regarding the Long-Term Care Immigrant Workforce and Worker Outcomes: A Scoping Review
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