What a Shut Down Means for Healthcare Services
Beginning at midnight on October 1, 2025, the federal government came to a halt as Congress failed to reach an agreement to keep it open. Thousands of government employees were furloughed until further notice, and only critical operations will continue. Although the...
New Legislation to Halt Cuts
On August 28, the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 was introduced in Congress. The bill is designed to stabilize home health payments and guarantee patients access to home health care. If the bill is passed, it would pause cuts to the Medicare home health...
The Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act (H.R. 1171/S.2612)
The Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act (H.R. 1171/S.2612) is a bipartisan piece of legislation designed to integrate falls prevention services into Medicare’s standard care structure and offer physical therapy alternatives to opioid use after fall...
APTA Capitol Hill Day – July 15, 2025 – Was a Success!
As we’ve been telling you for the last several weeks, nearly 500 PTs and PTAs were on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on July 15, 2025, to advocate for legislative action on important physical therapy issues, including several members of the Joint Governmental Affairs...
APTA Statement to Senate Special Committee on Aging
APTA Geriatrics was given the opportunity to submit comments to the Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing. This was the direct result of our partnership with the National Council on Aging and the work of our task force. We partnered with APTA to submit a joint...
APTA Geriatrics 2025 Strategic Plan
As we step into 2025, I’m excited to share with you our refreshed Strategic Plan—an inspiring roadmap built around our collective commitment to optimizing the experience of aging. Together, we will continue to shape a future where every older adult is empowered to...
Oppose Closing the Administration for Community Living
Late last week, the Trump Administration and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, JR announced a major reorganization that will dismantle the Administration for Community Living (ACL). The mission of ACL was to maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older...
National Falls Prevention Awareness Month 2024
Greetings, BF SIG Members! We are T-Two Months to National Falls Prevention Awareness Month 2024. Here are some important things you should know to prepare for your events this year: Check out our NFPAW Kick Off Call from July 2024! This call features speakers from...
Encourage your patients to be engaged in the community. Research shows social engagement improves cognition
Read the article, The interrelationship between social connectedness and social engagement and its relation with cognition: a study using SHARE data.
Publication from JGPT on Dementia Now Available
Tackling Dementia: A Systematic Review of Interventions Based on Physical Activity Liu, Lu MSc1; Dong, Hua PhD2; Jin, Xiaoneng DC3; Brooke-Wavell, Katherine PhD44. Tackling Dementia: A Systematic Review of Interventions Based on Physical Activity. Journal of Geriatric...