COVID on the rise in nursing homes along with vaccine reluctance and mistrust
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 11, 2024
COVID cases are on the rise again in nursing homes, and the largest nonprofit provider advocacy is asking the White House to create and stick to an annual vaccination schedule to help combat vaccine fatigue...
NADONA finds new top exec from within after unexpected death of long-time leader
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James M. Berklan
Aug 11, 2024
Cindy Fronning, the group’s director of education, has assumed the top spot at the National Association of Directors of Nursing in Long Term Care.
CDC releases new profile of assisted living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2024
Residents living in assisted living and other residential care communities in 2022 mostly were female (67%), white (92%) and 85 or older (53%), according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Study: Dendritic spine head diameter, not quality, can predict memory ability
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2024
A new study finds that retaining memories is maintained by the quality — not quantity — of dendritic spines, which are part of brain neurons.
Meet Amanda Tilton, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 09, 2024
Amanda Tilton, chief nursing officer at BAYADA Home Health Care in Pennsauken, NJ, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Melinda Skirvin, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 09, 2024
Melinda Skirvin, vice president – chief wellness officer – clinical at Five Star Senior Living in Newton, MA, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards...
RSV, flu shots together give “adequate” response, safe in older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 08, 2024
Older adults who took the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy at the same time as the adjuvanted seasonal quadrivalent flu shot had an adequate immune response and tolerated it safely, a new...
Alzheimer’s prognosis models should expand data sources
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 08, 2024
Integrating data from nursing home electronic health records (EHRs) and claims in addition to the minimum data set (MDS) — data required for nursing home residents — could be better than just relying...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 9
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2024
Invesque sells another SNF as it continues shift to senior living … AHCA names SNF administrator, maintenance director among its 2024 award recipients … Short, intense bursts of exercise more effective...
Meet Rachel Shearer, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 08, 2024
Rachel Shearer, senior vice president of operations at Ignite Medical Resorts in Park Ridge, IL, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.