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The United Health Foundation partnered with the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) on the America’s Health Rankings Senior Data 2020 Update to help identify emerging health concerns and challenges such as social isolation. Read Robert's Story and learn more from GAPNA Members, Ron Ordona, DNP, FNP-BC, of Senior Care Clinic and Rachel Zimmer, Chair, House Calls Special Interest Group, on their experience with social isolation in the older adult community

Register for the 2020 Virtual Annual GAPNA Conference by August 15th and you will save $100 off the Premium Access conference registration package.

The GAPNA Newsletter - Fall 2020, Volume 39, Number 3, is now online! Read "Stronger Together: Celebrating the Strength of Nursing," an article from GAPNA President Deborah Dunn. Other features include Election Results, Virtual Conference Preview, Victoriously Volunteering, Aging and Genetics, Committee, SIG- and Chapter News, and much more.

A Long-Term Care Resident With Hallucinations and Delusions Associated With Parkinson's Disease Psychosis: A Case for NUPLAZID.

The Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) invites you to attend an Industry Supported Presentation Theater (ISPT) at the first 2020 Virtual Conference! Check out what's scheduled!

Informative Fact Sheets have been added to this valuable resource conent: Benefits of Enhanced Influenza Vaccine Products; Influenza-Related Morbidity, Mortality, and Cardiovascular Risks; Real-World Evidence: What It Says About Enhanced Influenza Vaccine Products, Identifying Real-World Data on Enhanced Influenza Vaccines; and Practical Strategies for Increasing Use of Enhanced Influenza Vaccine Products Among LTCF Residents and Staff.

Effective orientation and a supportive environment are critical in retaining nurses in long-term care and assisted living settings, GAPNA President Deborah Dunn, MSN, EdD, GNP-BC, ACNS-BC, GS-C, tells reporter Carole Jakucs in a recent Nurse.com interview.

The CMS Nursing Home Commission report was released to the public. The report is now live and downloadable to the public on the NH Commission Website.

There is still time left to register! Join us on September 24-26, 2020 while we celebrate The Strength of Nursing during out first ever virtual conference. Want gerontological contact hours? No problem! Choose from one of our 3 educational packages and earn the contact hours that fit your needs. Choose from our On Demand sessions or view Live session recordings on demand until December 31, 2020. Register Now.

Two new Legislative Issues were posted: September 30, 2020 - NCC Letter to Support FAAN Act, and September 18, 2020 - Stakeholder Letter of Support IAH Extension.