AMDA responds to Consumers Report

The American Medical Directors Association suggests that the prescence of a strong medical director on site has been associated with the following

- Reduced use of physical restraints by 50%;
- Reduced dehydration by 50%;
- Reduced rate of use of indwelling catheters by 29%;
- Increased treatment of depression by 12%;
- Increased residents with advance directives by 64%;
- Increased use of hearing aids for persons with hearing difficulty by 30%; and
- Reduced use of hospital services by 25%.

AMDA Responds to Consumer Reports Article on Nursing Homes