PALTtalk

Episode: October 2026

Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD

Guests: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Jennifer L. Kim, DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C

In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss the following article: Pilot Implementation of the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention for Persons With Dementia in Assisted Living Facilities. (Please note the focus on just one article as part of the new abbreviated format.)

Date Recorded: October 9, 2026

Article Referenced:

Pilot Implementation of the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention for Persons With Dementia in Assisted Living Facilities

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Episode: September 2026

Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD

Guests: Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Stephanie A. Chamberlin, PhD; Neha Sabhanwal, DPT

In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss articles dealing with loneliness in assisted living residents and preventing falls in nursing homes.

Date Recorded: September 29, 2026

Articles Referenced:

Health and Health Service Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Chronic or Transient Loneliness: A Retrospective Cohort Study

When Safety Policy Becomes the Hazard: Mobility Restriction and Unexamined Harm in Nursing Home Falls Prevention

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Episode: August 2026

Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD

Guests: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Alexa Bragg, MBA, MPH

In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss articles dealing with the price of care, social media abuse, and more.

Date Recorded: August 24, 2026

Articles Referenced:

The Price of Care: Trends in Financial Transfers to Aging Parents

A Relatively New Form of Elder Mistreatment in Nursing Homes: Social Media Abuse

Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) in Intermediate and Long-Term Care Geriatric Settings

Discharge From Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Facilities for Individuals With Mental Illness: A Scoping Review

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Episode: July 2026

Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD

Guests: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, PhD; Galit Kleiner, MD, FRCPC

In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss articles dealing with paratonia and the impact of enhanced group activity kits on dementia care. 

Date Recorded: July 29, 2026

Articles Referenced:

Paratonia in Advanced Dementia: A Frequently Misunderstood Movement Disorder

Paratonia in Advanced Dementia: Deconstructing Scientific, Regulatory, and Health System Barriers to Botulinum Toxin A (BoNT-A) Treatment of Involuntary Muscle Resistance

Perceived Impact of Enhanced Group Activity Kits on Recreational Activity Leaders in Dementia Care

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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:

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:

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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