Exercise program helps keep residents on their feet: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
Mobility limitations are often a warning sign for upcoming functional decline in seniors, and exercise can help, according to new research.
SNF discharges tied to income
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
The rate at which nursing home residents are hospitalized is linked to how well a state provides healthcare for low-income people, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. Minnesota was the top...
Delivering psychological first aid in LTC
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 31, 2013
For all of our discussions about emergency preparedness, there’s a crucial component missing: how long-term care staff should talk to residents after a traumatic event. A session at the LeadingAge...
Spray on the PAM to reduce readmissions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 24, 2013
In life, as Donald Rumsfeld once said, there are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns. This may sound like gobbledygook, but it’s actually relevant to business and long-term care.
The need to drill down into seniors housing data
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 17, 2013
About a year from now, the story coming out of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry conference will be around how operators are clutching their pearls about the decline...
Assisted living continues to grow while SNF stays stable, NIC experts show
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 11, 2013
Assisted living continues to boom in the seniors housing market, but caution is needed as more units are slated to open in mid-2014, said experts Thursday at the annual meeting of the National Investment...
Game theory in long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2013
As many of you know, this is long-term care conference season, which means having a quality smartphone is essentially a must. Since my old phone could best be described as “temperamental,”...
Wise beyond his years
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2013
Although he is one of the preeminent leaders in the field of aging, at least one of his friends says Judah Ronch is an under-recognized architect of nursing homes’ culture change movement.
Diabetes—obesity drug to be created
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2013
U.S. pharmacy giant Eli Lilly and Company and Denmark’s Zealand Pharma are working on new treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, the companies announced.
Sanofi moves to new stage in C. diff vaccine program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2013
Sanofi Pasteur’s vaccine division has started a Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a vaccine for Clostridium difficile.