Transition to managed care leaves state’s providers with weeks-long pay shortages
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 17, 2024
Indiana’s transition to Medicaid managed care for long-term supports and services this month was billed as a way to streamline care options and better manage costs for seniors. But some long-term care...
Nursing homes ‘can’t escape’ need for increased palliative care access: researchers
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 17, 2024
Nursing home residents could greatly benefit from expanded access to palliative care, but providers need more access to standardized tools, staff education and relationships with clinicians to make informed...
Skilled nursing operators, policymakers urged to empower residents more
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 17, 2024
Long-term care providers and government agencies need to do more to educate and empower residents and their families about their rights and how to exercise them.
Also in the News for Thursday, July 18, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 17, 2024
Mayo Clinic scientists define new type of memory loss often mistaken for Alzhemer’s in older adults … CMS releases guidance to help manage Medicare prescription drug costs … AARP lays out vision...
Meet Miriam Levi, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
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Adam Healy
Jul 17, 2024
Miriam Levi, assistant administrator at The New Jewish Home in Mamaroneck, NY, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Diane Johnson, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 17, 2024
Diane Johnson, regional director of operations at LiveWell Centers in North Wales, PA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Team ranks disease patterns in older adults starting long-term care
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
A team of researchers used artificial intelligence to glean more insights into different disease categories and the prognosis for older adults who have them who entered long-term care. The authors said...
Consider social supports as a frailty fighter: report
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
Social supports need to be considered to prevent frailty in older adults, according to a study published Tuesday in Frontiers in Public Health.
Study highlights new type of memory loss often mistaken for Alzhemer’s in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have defined criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that affects the brain’s limbic system and often is mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 18
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
GLP-1s don’t increase suicidal thoughts, behaviors in older adults with type 2 diabetes, study finds … Report: Education improves clinical performance at retail clinics serving older adults … Electronic...