Learn more about Sheree Lee Spencer, Director of Nursing, Champion Care (The Bay at Eastview), Antigo, WI.
Three wishes
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 18, 2023
This year’s annual NADONA conference was typical in all the good ways — but also extra special in an important way everyone can appreciate.
Kate Bertram named president and CEO of Christian Horizons
By
Anjali Byju
Jul 18, 2023
Christian Horizons, a leader of senior living based in the Midwest, has named Kate Bertram as president and CEO. Within this role, Bertram will provide strategic oversight to fulfill the organization’s...
Study: Excess deaths fell among facility residents with dementia in year 2 of pandemic
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2023
A new study in JAMA Neurology found that excess deaths — more than the normal number — among people with Alzheimer’s and dementia in nursing homes declined significantly during the second year...
Proposal calls for updating diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2023
The way doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease soon could change. A proposal updating existing diagnostic criteria, which was introduced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam,...
For those taking flu shots, there is less need for antibiotics, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2023
Flu shots are linked to less use of antibiotics, according to a study in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. But that link isn’t quite as strong for people who get the pneumococcal vaccine.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 18
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2023
Group calls for better cognitive screening in primary care settings … Medicare diabetes program could go four more years … Acumen’s Alzheimer’s drug ACI193 passes first trial … Telehealth works...
State creates nursing home ownership transparency rules ahead of federal action
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 18, 2023
Connecticut has new transparency rules for nursing home owners and will require a “plain language” explanation of how Medicaid rates are set.
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 18
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 18, 2023
Skilled nursing a major source of acquisitions uptick … Providers may face more injuries and illness reporting to OSHA come January … Researchers release first-ever county-by-county Alzheimer’s prevalence...
Meet Sophia Guel-Valenzuela, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Jul 18, 2023
Learn more about Sophia Guel-Valenzuela, Director, Strategy and Special Projects, WelbeHealth PACE, Walnut, CA.