Free training helps dementia caregivers cope with difficult behavior
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Kristen Fischer
May 29, 2024
A new website aims to give more support to people caring for older adults who are living with dementia.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 30
By
Kristen Fischer
May 29, 2024
Series on long-term care affordability, staffing, equity a ‘wake-up call,’ advocate says … Report: Outpatient procedures among some Medicare users went down 33% from 2014 to 2021 … AI headphones...
New hospital partnership boosts revenue, adds nursing home services for underserved community
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Kimberly Marselas
May 29, 2024
A new collaboration aims to add skilled nursing beds to a region with substantial hospital back-ups, while also meeting a growing demand for additional pediatric and dialysis services.
‘Daunting’ concerns about nursing home cost escalation dominate 2025 pay rule comments
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Josh Henreckson
May 29, 2024
Hundreds of providers are making one last attempt to increase pay rates and limit potential financial penalties of the proposed nursing home pay rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...
Will court allow plaintiffs to ‘Monday morning quarterback’ COVID immunity intentions?
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Kimberly Marselas
May 29, 2024
An Illinois nursing home has asked the state’s Supreme Court to adopt a broad interpretation of a COVID-19 immunity provision, arguing that the governor “knew how” to include more limitations in...
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
May 29, 2024
LeadingAge will join federal lawsuit to block staffing mandate … New tools, comprehensive training published to help manage aggression in dementia patients … Georgia law provides protections for...
High-dose flu shots reduce hospitalizations in older adults, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
High-dose flu vaccines given to older adults lower pneumonia- and influenza-related (P&I) hospitalization, but there isn’t a difference in death rates between people who received the high-dose and standard-dose...
Bill would create federal Parkinson’s disease council
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Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
The US Senate and House of Representatives have approved the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which is expected to receive presidential approval next. The initiative ultimately would create a federal...
Antihypertensives linked to eczema in older adults, trial finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
Antihypertensive medications, which are used to treat high blood pressure, are associated with an increased risk for eczema in older adults, a new study finds. The effects were biggest among people who...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 29
By
Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
Report details how primary care can combat social isolation … Study: Clinicians can address early-life factors, racial disparities in cognition later in life … Light therapy boosts brain after injury,...