Shelly Koch, executive director, operations-home-based services at Evangelical Lutheran good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls, SD, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction...
After ‘offensive’ attack, Parkinson and Sloan push lawmakers for solutions, not shame
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
The two largest organizations representing US nursing homes this week fired back against a pair of influential lawmakers who have tried to paint industry efforts to stop a minimum staffing rule as motivated...
Out-of-pocket costs for diabetes drugs rise for those aging into Medicare, new report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
As people with type 2 diabetes age into the Medicare program, there’s the potential for more not to stick with treatment and/or to experience complications from the disease, a new study shows. The report...
Nursing Staff at continuing care retirement communities continue to enjoy significant pay increases and sign-on bonuses in 2024 — though a slight cooling of pay increases has carried over from 2023,...
LTSS increasingly expensive, with fewer guardrails and more demand to come: new KFF analysis
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 09, 2024
Increasingly expensive long-term services and supports should prompt serious questions about how to meet the needs of the aging US population, say the authors of a new KFF report on senior care trends.
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 10, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
FHCA awards $70K in scholarships to LTC staff … New state law allows RNs to work before passing licensing exam … One-third of Parkinson’s patients show cognitive symptoms shortly after diagnosis:...
Simple onboarding changes can boost retention: report
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Amy Novotney
Jul 09, 2024
A new report suggests several simple interventions facilities can make to their onboarding processes to improve employee satisfaction — and, ultimately, boost retention.
Study: Osteoarthritis may double risk of severe chronic conditions
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
Osteoarthritis may more than double the risk for severe chronic conditions, according to a study published Tuesday in RMD Open.
Report: Older adults face racial disparities in mental health issues, care
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
A new whitepaper from the Brookings Institution shows racial disparities in rates of mental illness, substance use disorder and suicide among older adults. The connections between mental health, functional...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 10
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
Study: Melatonin doesn’t lower risk for post-surgical delirium … Caregivers have more distress when they view dementia with grim outlook … Cognitive symptoms come early in Parkinson’s for some,...