Certified nursing assistants in long-term care say job satisfaction and emotional well-being are bigger factors in turnover rates than how much money they make, a new study finds.
More minorities entering nursing homes
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 02, 2011
Minorities have entered nursing facilities in record numbers during the past decade, while wealthier white residents have been leaving skilled nursing care, new research shows.
Team approach improves care: study
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 02, 2011
Seniors living in residential care facilities with an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to long-term care experienced a better quality of care and lower mortality rates than seniors living in traditional...
‘Sundowning’ behaviors are linked to neurological basis
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 02, 2011
Scientists have new evidence that “sundowning” — late-day anxiety and agitation behaviors exhibited by older institutionalized adults — has a neurological basis, according to a new study.
Design Decisions: Sun-soaked memory care
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 02, 2011
Canyon Valley Memory Care builds on the Arizona landscape to create personalized and familiar care that is both relaxing and stimulating
A Day in the Life They’re speaking her language
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 02, 2011
Chinese culture values the wisdom and experience of its elderly, but Aileen Jong, a 16-year-old high school student, might very well prove that the reverse is true, too.
Medicare pay board unpopular
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 01, 2011
Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed doubts regarding the Affordable Care Act’s Independent Payment Advisory Board, a panel created by the law to contain Medicare costs.
Study: Adults pray for health
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 01, 2011
Health struggles have spurred more Americans to prayer in recent years, a survey tracking prayer rates reveals.
PET scan to be 2012 offering?
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 01, 2011
Experts say positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans, which can detect the beta-amyloid plaques linked to Alzheimer’s, could be on the market within the next year.
Study: Yoga improves fall risk after stroke
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 01, 2011
Attending regular yoga classes helps older male veterans who have had a stroke cope with their increased risk of suffering from a painful or deadly fall, according to researchers at Indiana University....