Deadline extended! McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline now June 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 25, 2021
If your organization has implemented technology in the past year to improve care, services or operations or to improve connections between staff members and residents and/or their families, now is your...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 25
By
Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2021
State ALA argues for continuing the broadened scope of nursing practices after pandemic … Pulmonary rehab not easily accessible for many older adults with COPD … ‘Complete revision’ of body mass...
Bipartisan legislation encourages early assessment, diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
By
Donna Shryer
May 24, 2021
Bipartisan legislation encourages better utilization of the initial Welcome to Medicare exam and Medicare annual wellness visits to screen, detect, and diagnose Alzheimer’s and related dementias in the...
Annual flu shot variances in nursing homes to guide improved vaccination programs, national study says
By
Donna Shryer
May 24, 2021
Between 70% and 85% of influenza-related deaths occur in people aged 65 and older, with older adults living in U.S. nursing homes at high risk for respiratory infections, including flu.
Telehealth is here to stay, study says
By
Donna Shryer
May 24, 2021
The pandemic drove telehealth’s current popularity and, according to a recent study, telehealth won’t be going away anytime soon — regardless of COVID-19 status.
Deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards is Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
May 24, 2021
There’s only one day remaining day to submit nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. The entry deadline is midnight Tuesday.
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 24
By
Donna Shryer
May 24, 2021
Older adults increasingly choosing home over nursing home … Newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s reduces likelihood for cataract surgery … Deep learning shows promise for cancer and cardiovascular disease...
Healthy lifestyle behaviors reduce dementia risk regardless of family history, study finds
By
Donna Shryer
May 21, 2021
Healthy lifestyle behaviors lower dementia risk, and that includes those with or without a family history for dementia, preliminary research from the American Heart Association has found.
mRNA vaccines show real-world value in reducing COVID-19 in nursing homes
By
Donna Shryer
May 21, 2021
A recent analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported a reduced number of COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated nursing homes residents.
By
Donna Shryer
May 21, 2021
The hospital mortality of COVID-19 patients with Parkinson’s disease was higher than that of COVID-19 patients without PD, particularly high for those between the ages of 75 and 79, In a nationwide cross-sectional...