Survey: Older adults less active, more isolated than before pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2023
Older U.S. adults continue to experience COVID-19 exposure anxiety, keeping them less active and more isolated, new survey results find.
Virtual reality shows promise in managing psychosocial disorders in older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2023
Fully immersive virtual reality is an emerging and promising therapeutic tool to manage psychosocial disorders in older adults, investigators report.
Washington nursing homes get 13.6 percent Medicaid boost — no strings attached
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 26, 2023
Washington state lawmakers have increased Medicaid funding for nursing homes by 13.6% over the next two years, but advocates say the additional resources won’t fully cover the cost of care
Most older patients embrace move toward deprescribing, poll finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 24, 2023
Fully 80% of older adults would be willing to stop one or more of their long-term prescription medicines with their doctor’s approval, according to new national poll data.
Silos, shortages hamper transitions to long-term care, physician experts report
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 21, 2023
Most care transitions to LTC are effective. But fragmentation of care delivery, communication issues and worker shortages are the top barriers to success, say the authors of a new survey-based report from...
CVS report finds more seniors facing chronic conditions
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 17, 2023
Healthcare providers will need to handle not only growing need, but care that’s more complex, the authors of a spring 2023 health trends report say.
Survey: U.S. neurologists would prescribe Leqembi if fully approved
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2023
A “healthy proportion” of surveyed neurologists have already begun prescribing the treatment, and nearly all said they planned to do so if traditional FDA approval is granted.
Wrong meds may trigger ‘disability cascade’ in older adults: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2023
Exposure to potentially inappropriate medications ups the odds of new disability and hospitalization by 50% in relatively healthy older adults, researchers report.
66 percent of nursing home residents given antibiotics during stays, researchers report
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2023
Results from a long-term study of Medicare Part D data shed light on antibiotic prescribing prevalence, the most common drug types and rate of therapy days for U.S. nursing home residents.
Nursing home worker nails down a manicurist gig
By
Foster Stubbs
Apr 05, 2023
Marielle Smith may only be 19 years old, but she has big dreams. Being the daughter of a cosmetologist, one of them is to open her own nail salon. But for now, she has a significant client base at...