Proposal aims to better equip clinicians for early dementia detection, diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2021
The Milken Institute has identified key ways to engage direct care workers in improving timely dementia detection and diagnosis.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 12
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2021
CMS’s new rule: LTC providers must report weekly COVID vaccine data in move that could affect assisted living, too … Mandate staff vaccines or promote them with a $1K bonus? Which one works best might...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 11
By
Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2021
Dementia diagnoses and mental health service use drop among elders during pandemic … Alzheimer’s patients’ depression scores rose after pandemic lockdown … Fully 71% of U.S. seniors now vaccinated...
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 10
By
Alicia Lasek
May 10, 2021
COVID vaccination reduces infection in healthcare workers, new studies show … An inside look at one state’s push to keep at least 90% of LTC residents vaccinated … Aerosol-generating procedures unlikely...
Clinical briefs for Friday, May 7
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2021
Post-acute provider adds pathogen-filtering system throughout facilities … Ankle exoskeletons may improve older adults’ walking speeds, researchers say … Rate of dementia increases as kidney function...
Prediabetes wreaks havoc on the cardiovascular system, clinicians warned
By
Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
Prediabetes may be more destructive to the heart and vascular system than many clinicians realize, nearly doubling the risk of adverse events, according a new study to be presented at next week’s...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 6
By
Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies call for inclusion in Provider Relief Fund … Clinically vulnerable elders at greater risk of deterioration during pandemic: study … Op-ed: FDA’s ‘abundance of caution’...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 5
By
Alicia Lasek
May 05, 2021
First case documented of vaccine-induced blood clot treated with a heparin alternative … Researchers urge improvements in kidney failure predictions for chronically ill elders … People 105 or older...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 4
By
Alicia Lasek
May 04, 2021
Providers see slight increase in COVID vaccine uptake among staff … FDA revokes EUA for Battelle mask decontamination system … Top 20 drugs by worldwide sales in 2020 reported … Eye and skin irritant...
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 3
By
Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Feds push combo therapy treatments in LTC to combat new COVID variants … People connections buoyed elders during pandemic, investigators say … Task force pinpoints eldercare services that drive up...