Long-term care industry needs to raise the bar for onboarding: survey … Lawmakers embrace bill prohibiting LTC owners or staff from becoming guardians of residents … Change Healthcare facing at least...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
Partnership provides dementia best practices training for senior living staff … COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems … A quarter of physicians report clinical depression...
Pandemic is over, but most older adults still aren’t out and about
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 15, 2024
Even though COVID-19 lockdowns are a thing of the past, older adults are still staying home and socializing less, according to research.
Most older adults don’t know about aging-related resources, survey shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
Most older adults are missing out when it comes to all the resources that could help them with aging and caregiving issues, according to a new poll.
CMS workforce policies, productivity in Congressional spotlight
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 24, 2023
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gave Health and Human and Services Secretary Xavier Becerra a drubbing this week over “generous telework policies” that he said were likely affecting the department’s productivity.
Despite major Medicaid boost, lack of staff still limits nursing home admissions
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 02, 2023
Months after a 17% Medicaid increase kicked in, hundreds of Pennsylvania nursing home beds remain empty because facilities can’t hire enough staff to provide care, a new survey finds.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2023
Drug for recurrent C. diff linked to improved quality of life … U.S. adults lack knowledge about age-related macular degeneration, survey reveals … Antibiotic sales rose with increase in COVID-19...
Federal report questions efficiency of required nursing hours in infection control
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 20, 2023
A new federal report calls into question whether Medicare’s required hours for registered and licensed practical nurses are adequate in helping protect nursing home residents from infections.
Study: Hearing aid use linked to 24 percent lower risk of death
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 04, 2024
A new report links wearing hearing aids to a lower risk for dying. The study, published Wednesday in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, found that adults who regularly wore their hearing aids had a 24% lower...
Healthcare worker program launched during pandemic helped younger pros with mental health, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 01, 2024
A peer-to-peer support intervention dubbed Stress First Aid didn’t improve well-being for healthcare workers, but it did help in terms of general psychological distress and post-traumatic stress...