Government shutdown will not cripple long-term care, leaders say
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2013
Long-term care providers will feel some effects but should not experience serious disruptions due to the shutdown of the federal government, according to prominent trade associations.
Study shows sickest people most dissatisfied with care
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 06, 2012
Nursing home residents, who often have at least one or more chronic condition, are among the sickest individuals treated by the American healthcare system. This population’s high utilization rates...
States’ Medicaid eligibility and enrollment remained stable in 2011, report says
Jan 18, 2012
Despite heavily burdened state budgets, states’ Medicaid eligibility and enrollment was stable during 2011, thanks partly to the Affordable Care Act, a new report finds.
Association soothes fears about report of no flu vaccine
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 10, 2004
About one-fourth of Ohio nursing homes have received doses of flu vaccine and more appear to be on the way, according to a state nursing home association official. The Associated Press reported Monday...
Unique form of dementia is common, may require alternate therapies, experts say
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 15, 2022
Brain changes linked to a recently identified form of dementia may be present in fully 40% of older adults, neurologists say.
COVID-19 harbinger: loss of taste or smell
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 19, 2020
Clinicians may play a pivotal role in early COVID-19 diagnosis when taste and/or smell alterations manifest, say investigators.
Link-age offers Medline customers group purchasing power
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 07, 2020
Medline has formed a new group-purchasing partnership with Link-age Solutions, an organization whose members serve all sectors of post-acute care, including skilled nursing, assisted living and memory...
Want to live longer? An optimistic outlook might be the key
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2019
Optimistic individuals live up to 15% longer on average than their less optimistic peers, perhaps due to additional resilience, researchers say.
Chemical found in many consumer products is tied to osteoporosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 26, 2019
Triclosan, an endocrine-disrupting chemical still found in numerous consumer products including antibacterial soaps has been tied to osteoporosis in women.
Beta testing for data elements of IMPACT Act underway; volunteers lacking
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2017
Officials acknowledged Tuesday that they had recruited only 172 providers, including 67 skilled nursing facilities — fewer than they had desired — for beta testing of data elements for the IMPACT Act.