Researchers spot whose cognitive ability may shift during dementia trials
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 17, 2024
People who changed cognitive status from impaired to normal during clinical trials tend to be younger, have better cognition and be negative for amyloid biomarkers, according to a new study.
AMA offers tips for docs to integrate behavioral healthcare for seniors
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 26, 2023
Face-to-face encounters are better. Talk about changing health. These are a couple of recommendations the American Medical Association offered for primary care doctors in addressing behavioral health with...
New PointClickCare upgrades target cross-continuum care
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Amy Novotney
Nov 07, 2023
The fall conference season is often used by vendors to highlight recent upgrades that make platforms and technology tools in general more supportive across the care continuum.
Nursing home residents become ‘Bubble Buddies’ with local daycare
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 29, 2023
For younger children, a nursing home might be seen as a scary place. At Good Samaritan Society in Syracuse, NE, nursing home administrator Shyann Walker hopes to challenge this perception with the wave...
Meet Necia Jeske, 2023 Spirit Award winner
By
Rachael Zimlich
Jul 21, 2023
Learn more about Necia Jeske, Director of Nursing, The Bay at Suring Health and Rehabilitation, Champion Care, Suring, WI.
80 skilled nursing facilities light up in ravishing red for women’s heart health
By
Foster Stubbs
Mar 05, 2024
National Wear Red Day is meant to be a show of support for women’s cardiovascular health, and this year, 80 communities backed by Marquis Health Consulting Services were seeing red — on staff...
Study: Updated COVID vaccine is 71 percent effective against hospitalization for older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 09, 2024
A new study exploring how well the updated COVID-19 vaccines worked in people over the age of 60 had some promising results.
Meet Carly Loewus, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 31, 2023
Learn more about Carly Loewus, Campus Administrator, Clement Manor, Greenfield WI.
Passion isn’t enough
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 31, 2024
With each facility tour you give and prospective admission you consider, never forget that families like mine, whose hearts are breaking, cling desperately to every word and promise.
Nursing home showcases art of Holocaust survivor residents
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 22, 2023
If a picture is worth a thousand words, the art on the walls of the MJHS Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care would easily bypass any word limit you could imagine. The artists have endured...