Nurse practitioners lower emergency visits in one Japanese nursing home, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 03, 2024
One way of dealing with the shortage of doctors in nursing homes is to utilize nurse practitioners, or NPs. A new study looked at the effects of placing NPs in one nursing home in Japan.
Symptoms improved with treatment changes in later stages of Parkinson’s
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 20, 2023
A recent study showed that changing up therapies in the later stages of Parkinson’s disease improved motor symptoms and other subjective symptoms. As a result, doctors should consider advanced therapy...
Parkinson forecasts record occupancy, ‘massively good news’ for sector
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2024
MIAMI — A significant drop in new nursing home construction is adding to the woes of a shrinking sector that will soon be tasked with caring for a rapidly aging US population, American Health Care Association...
APIC tool aims to pinpoint infection prevention staffing needs
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) on Wednesday disclosed a new IP Staffing Calculator that aims to help infection prevention and control specialists gauge...
It’s time to prep comments to CMS on its proposed nursing home staffing mandate
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James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2023
Operators can now get started on submitting comments critiquing the administrations proposed nursing home minimum staffing mandate.
Complex medication regimens may be risky for dementia patients at home, study finds
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John Roszkowski
Mar 26, 2024
Complex medication regimens may be risky and burdensome for community-dwelling older adults suffering from dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Providers should look for ways to reduce overprescribing...
Study: Nursing home resident aggression represents widespread concern
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Donna Shryer
May 06, 2024
In the first large-scale study on resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (RREM) in nursing homes, researchers found a one-month prevalence of all RREM types of 20%.
Mitochondrial DNA a culprit in Parkinson’s disease, research shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 03, 2023
A new study published Monday in Molecular Psychiatry implicates how, exactly, cells become damaged in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers of a new study.
GAO report shows limited use of Medicare cognitive assessment services, obstacles that remain
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that the use of cognitive assessment and care plan services tripled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare between 2018 and 2022. However,...
New guidance for treating hypoglycemia in long-term care stresses understanding of glucagon
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2023
There’s some new guidance on treating hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, in long-term care communities. It’s specifically geared for healthcare workers, though anyone who is a caregiver for someone...