The event kicks off Tuesday, August 15 @ 10:30am ET.
Meet Vicki Nordby, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 11, 2023
Learn more about Vicki Nordby, Nurse Consultant, Marquis Companies, Milwaukie, OR.
Meet Desirae Toomey, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 11, 2023
Learn more about Desirae Toomey, Administrator, Home- and Community-Based Services, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Sanford Home Health), Sioux Falls, SD.
No more lonely nights?
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 10, 2023
No one knows better than long-term care folks the unfortunate toll cognitive decline can take. So if you’re like me, and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, you’re always interested in ways to keep your...
Delirium affected more older adults during pandemic, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2023
More hospitalized older adults experienced incidents of delirium during the pandemic than before it, a new study shows. The heightened prevalence was tied to more antipsychotic and benzodiazepine medication...
Report ties antimicrobial resistance to deaths throughout Americas
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2023
A recent study pegs bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to 569,000 deaths in 35 countries in 2019, but not all of them were definitely caused by it.
New PET scan can better spot tau in people with Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2023
Researchers say that a special digital imaging technique can spot the tau protein and predict cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease better than traditional imaging methods.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Aug. 10
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2023
Aspen gets FDA approval for Parkinson’s stem cell therapy … Experts not quite sure how significant disease burden of RSV is in older adults … Number of geriatric specialists not keeping pace with...
Revised MDS assessments of patient mood disorders may depress payments
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2023
Clinicians should remain vigilant for missed diagnoses — and the potential for reduced Medicare payment rates — as MDS changes take effect Oct. 1, industry experts said.
Meet Kelly MacNeill-Cooney, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 10, 2023
Learn more about Kelly MacNeill-Cooney, President, National Association of Rehab Providers & Agencies, Washington, DC.