Amda On-the-go

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