Report: Frailty screening, care can improve care for older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2024
Checking for frailty and treating it should be top priorities when providing healthcare and health planning for older adults, according to a report published Aug. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Study: No link between migraine, Parkinson’s despite earlier claims
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2024
Though older studies have found a link between Parkinson’s disease and migraine, a new study doesn’t confirm that link in women.
Man faces up to 155 years in prison if convicted of antisemitic bomb threats against senior care organization,...
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John Roszkowski
Aug 21, 2024
Federal authorities have arrested an Oregon man in connection with antisemitic swatting bomb threats against Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York.
Daunted by reimbursement challenges, inpatient hospice plans to become skilled nursing facility
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John Roszkowski
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 20, 2024
Due to financial pressures and changes in the long-term care industry, one healthcare provider is planning to close its hospice center — and turn it into a new skilled nursing facility.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Aug. 21
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 20, 2024
Study: Dialysis not always warranted for older adults with end-stage kidney failure … Educators seek $1.5M in emergency state aid to revive ‘one-stop shop’ for LPN recruitment … Telehealth mindfulness programs...
Adjuvanted flu shot for older adults more effective than high-dose shot in those with risk factors
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 20, 2024
One type of flu shot for older adults was more effective than another in preventing flu complications in older adults with risk factors, according to a study published Aug. 16 in Open Forum Infectious...
New research challenges COVID-19 furlough policies in elder care
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Donna Shryer
Aug 19, 2024
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open revealed that well-intentioned COVID-19 furlough policies in nursing homes may be doing more harm than good.
Massive EHR provider appeals injunction it says compromises IT security
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 18, 2024
The nation’s largest post-acute electronic health records provider has formally said it will appeal a federal injunction against it because the ruling “gives … a backdoor” into its system.
Study sheds light on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
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Donna Shryer
Aug 17, 2024
With more Americans living longer, the challenge of managing symptoms of dementia is simultaneously increasing. Now, a new study offers a fresh perspective on understanding, treating and managing the complex...
Gut bacteria linked to heart health, study reports
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Donna Shryer
Aug 17, 2024
Gut health has been making headlines for years, but its impact on heart health is only now unfolding. A new study from Cleveland Clinic and Tufts University researchers has uncovered a link between gut...