‘Next generation’ of long-term care leaders fuels hopes for providers, academics
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James M. Berklan
Jun 25, 2024
Long-term care operators looking to attract new leaders to their organizations, and the profession in general, should emphasize the personal nature of work, and the fact that it is a great way to make...
Now THIS is a nurturing nursing home — see how a special mother-son connection is helping bolster its...
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Eliza Mattson
Jun 25, 2024
At 3½ years old, Tyler Yerkes attended daycare at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, NY, while his mom, Julianne, worked as a registered nurse in Gurwin’s ventilator unit. ...
Some older adults still popping aspirin needlessly to stave off heart disease, poll shows
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 24, 2024
Despite recommendations that many older adults should not use aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, a lot of people continue to take it, a new survey finds. As a result, doctors need to ask patients...
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
Overdose victims ‘significantly’ less likely to have fatal repeat if in nursing home care:...
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 24, 2024
Researchers have identified medications effective for treating opioid use disorder, and say that Medicaid patients who took them during follow-up care in a nursing home were “significantly” less likely...
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2024
COVID-19 cases on the rise again in nursing homes … CMS warns of new medical records fax scheme … HHS finalizes rule against information blocking … Ignite Medical to build first new-construction...
Health workers play pivotal role helping older adults stick with wearable monitoring devices
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 24, 2024
Community-dwelling older adults are more apt to continue using wearable monitoring devices — think pedometers, smartwatches and trackers — if healthcare workers or peers give them support, according...
Sleep apnea advances continue in areas of medication, weight loss surgery, studies show
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Donna Shryer
Jun 24, 2024
It is estimated that 56% of people aged 65 and older are at high risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In addition to age, OSA is linked to being overweight. Two recent studies moved the needle...
Providers, I-SNPs primed and ‘pleading’ for greater role in value-based care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2024
The unrelenting push toward value-based care should compel skilled nursing providers to grab the reins, even after years of regulators failing to invite them more fully into the process.
Value-based care demands unprecedented collaboration between nursing home leaders and medical directors,...
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 20, 2024
Nursing home leadership should intensify efforts to include their medical directors in regular team meetings, analyses of care issues and agenda-setting, according to a physician expert, who added that...