Global experts seeking to reduce the risk of medical device-related pressure injuries and influence the design of new prevention technologies will issue their first consensus document this fall.
Study: Move-in crucial time to lower resident suicide risk
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
A series of new studies has found that suicide in long-term care is an all-too-real concern, but it’s not one without opportunities for intervention.
Combining exercises aids elderly, obese
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Combining aerobic exercise and resistance training helps elderly, obese individuals preserve muscle mass and reverse frailty, a small clinical study has found.
Psychotropics access grows
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has softened its stance on psychotropics prescribing, looking to allow it more often as part of a newly proposed rule.
Nursing home residents can use consumer law to challenge provider medical records practices
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 31, 2019
A Massachusetts woman who received incomplete nursing home records for her mother nearly two months after requesting was justified in using a state consumer law to sue, a court ruled Wednesday.
New Senate caucus expected to focus on provider training, access for palliative care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 31, 2019
Senators focused on palliative care and caregiver issues marked their first caucus meeting with expert testimony intended to increase awareness and understanding of support for patients with life-altering...
Smoking linked to mutations that give MRSA staying power
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 31, 2019
New research might make facilities rethink smoke breaks for employees and residents.
Fire sparks community support for damaged nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 31, 2019
More than 30 community organizations stepped up to help an Ohio nursing home that was hit by a devastating fire this week, supplying everything from pureed foods to pick-up trucks needed to move furniture.
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 1
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 31, 2019
Home health recruiter guilty in $1.3M kickback scheme … Goal-oriented rehab improves recovery in older adults … Spinal cord treatment shows promise for even those with total paralysis
CMS issues PDPM updates and makes 2.4% Medicare raise official
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 31, 2019
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from LeadingAge. Skilled nursing providers will split an $851 million pay increase in FY 2020, following a final rule published by the Centers...