Failure to account for cognitive limitations threatens reliability of complaint process: researchers
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Josh Henreckson
Feb 02, 2024
Regulators haven’t found a way to fully account for the ways Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect the nursing home complaint process, likely leaving some deficiencies unaddressed, a new study...
Social determinants of health in older adults with multiple conditions tied to ER visits: study
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 26, 2024
Certain social determinants of health are linked to emergency department visits in older adults who have two or more chronic conditions, a new study finds. The authors called for interventions to affect...
Younger set of older adults willing to de-intensify diabetes treatment when recommended, report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 14, 2024
Even though clinical guidelines encourage some older adults to de-intensify diabetes treatment if they’ve had the condition longer, some patients aren’t willing to take less medication, a study finds.
Gender, identity emerge as new EEOC issue for skilled nursing employers
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Josh Henreckson
May 30, 2024
Amid quickly shifting cultural norms and a changing legal landscape, legal experts say skilled nursing providers must better understand how to protect employees from sex and gender discrimination — including...
Pilot program to boost pre-med students’ interest in geriatric medicine yields positive results, study...
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 05, 2024
A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows how pre-medical students exposed to geriatric medicine developed an increased interest in the speciality — a development...
Study: MA meal program may improve post-acute recovery for food-insecure adults
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John Roszkowski
Apr 01, 2024
Food insecurity has often been linked to poor health outcomes. A new study suggests a targeted meal program for economically disadvantaged older adults may improve outcomes post-hospitalization.
SNF leaders call for collaboration, reforms to fix ‘punitive’ regulatory environment
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 27, 2024
Facing a harsher regulatory environment from the state and federal governments in recent years, top long-term care leaders called for more collaboration and measures that work to improve care quality in...
Isolated older adults fared better than socially connected peers during pandemic, study says
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 26, 2024
Social isolation typically isn’t healthy for older adults, but those who were more isolated actually fared better than their socially connected peers when the pandemic forced the world into lockdown,...
Asian Americans largely steer clear of brain MRIs for research, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 12, 2024
Asian Americans are less likely than white people to take part in medical research that involves magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Dealing with this hesitancy could improve research, according to...
Mild COVID-19 can bring on insomnia, especially in those with anxiety or depression
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 05, 2024
Insomnia following a COVID-19 hospitalization already was well known among the medical community, but a new study finds that mild COVID-19 infections also are linked to the sleeping problem — especially...