Low-income senior women bear brunt of chronic disease burden: LeadingAge report
Apr 22, 2022
Low-income women and people of color aged 60 and older bear the greatest economic burden of chronic disease in the United States, investigators said.
Testing expenses could reach $15,000 per week for large nursing homes: report
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 11, 2020
It could cost larger nursing homes up to $15,000 per week to comply with new COVID-19 testing requirements for staff members, according to a report released this week by LeadingAge.
Flu shot disparities in short-stay residents could drop by 60 percent with intervention, investigators...
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2021
A dramatic racial and ethnic gap exists in influenza vaccination rates among short-stay and long-stay nursing homes residents, a new study has found.
Vaccinated seniors report more pandemic fears, isolation than unvaccinated peers, poll finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2021
Vaccinated Americans aged 50 years and older are more worried about infection, more likely to practice social distancing, and more likely to describe their mental health as worse, say researchers at the...
Meet Shannon Watson, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 25, 2020
Shannon Watson’s success as the administrator at Forbes Road Personal Care facility over the last five years is no surprise considering her past in the healthcare field.
Over-the-counter hearing aids will mean nursing homes must step up their audiology game, experts advise
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 08, 2019
Nursing homes and other eldercare providers will need to bolster their offerings in audiology due to a recent federal law, an expert recommended this week.
Feds target laggards in effort to reduce antipsychotic use
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 15, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is targeting skilled care facilities that are not reducing residents’ antipsychotic use rates as quickly as the government would like.
How to do it … Incontinence care
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 06, 2007
Providers are constantly looking for better ways to conduct incontinence care programs and assessments. It’s no wonder, since the recent rollout of F-tag 315 directs surveyors to take a harder look...
Quality improving in nursing homes: CMS review
By
John Hall
Mar 04, 2015
The 2015 National Impact Assessment of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Measures Report shows “clear progress in improving the healthcare delivery system to achieve the three...
Meet Amanda Brown, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 22, 2021
Colleagues of Amanda Brown were able to see the moment they walked into the facility where she is the administrator how passionate she is about the long-term care industry.