Older, discharged COVID patients have double the risk of dying vs. flu patients: study … Private insurers denying coverage for new Alzheimer’s drugs … After turning away from skilled nursing, Invesque...
Meet Natalie Spencer, 2023 Spirit Award winner
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 15, 2023
Learn more about Natalie Spencer, Director of Nursing, Sanatoga Center, Genesis HealthCare, Pottstown, PA.
Staffing for skilled nutrition support
By
Tracy Blazer
Aug 14, 2023
It’s not news that staffing shortages are rampant at all levels in senior care. Many registered dietitians working in long-term care are spread thin, working at multiple facilities to provide even the...
Expanding nursing assistant best practices may improve pain detection in older adults
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 14, 2023
Expanding the use of best care practices for nursing assistants, who are on the front lines of providing direct nursing home care, may help improve the early detection of pain and pain management for older...
Parkinson’s patients with caregivers at risk for depression may face worse health outcomes
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 14, 2023
Patients with Parkinson’s disease who have caregivers at higher risk of depression are more likely to experience worse health outcomes and poorer quality of life than those who have caregivers at lower...
Hip fracture treatments, outcomes vary substantially by country
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 14, 2023
Hip fractures are a common and costly problem in older adults, and a new study finds there is a substantial variation in mortality, health outcomes and treatment measures among different countries.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 14
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 14, 2023
Playing football may increase Parkinson’s risk … Researchers discover therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease … NIH trials fail to deliver meaningful long COVID treatments … Research looks...
Jurutka threading the risk management needle with IMA after 7 years as NIC president
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
Skilled nursing and senior living operators are still going to be able to benefit from the data-crunching skills of Brian Jurutka, the former president and CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 14
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Low-level UV lights could keep senior care facilities COVID-free, researchers suggest … NH county plans to construct new, $120M nursing home … Delirium affected more older adults during pandemic, study...
Meet Aimee Middleton, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 14, 2023
Learn more about Aimee Middleton, Vice President, Operations, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD.