Meet Chris Belford, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Thought Leader’ honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
May 11, 2023
For more than 30 years, Chris Belford has worked to ensure that senior living communities are on solid financial footing, with quality care for each resident driving his decision-making.
Also in the News for Thursday, May 11
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 11, 2023
State’s top court reluctant to hold employers liable for household member’s COVID infections … Deaths caused by falls are on the rise among US seniors, long-term study finds … Oregon will end its...
As behavioral health demands grow, new federal center offers free SNF training
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 10, 2023
As federal regulators heighten pressure on skilled nursing facilities to accept and treat patients with mental health needs and substance abuse disorders, a new center is ramping up to equip providers...
Betsy Mullen has spent four decades elevating the lives of residents of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare communities in Massachusetts.
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 10
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 10, 2023
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. plans to sell its final skilled nursing assets … Nursing home wound care consultant settles False Claims case … New GAO report adds to criticism of costly, trouble-plagued...
Deaths caused by falls are on the rise among US seniors, long-term study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 10, 2023
Deaths caused by falls increased in number and rates between 1999 and 2020 for seniors overall and for all subgroups, a new analysis of U.S. data reveals.
Tool helps clinicians assess need for fragility fracture prevention
By
Alicia Lasek
May 10, 2023
The new interactive online tool is designed to help clinicians assess fragility fracture risk and weigh the pluses and minuses of preventive treatment.
USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography from ages 40 to 74
May 10, 2023
New draft recommendations advocate starting biennial mammographies at age 40. Evidence said to be insufficient for screenings in women aged 75 years and older.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 10
By
Alicia Lasek
May 10, 2023
Lawmakers urge Biden to safeguard telehealth as end of PHE looms … COVID-19 vaccines offer varying degrees of protection, with gender, BMI playing roles … Novavax COVID-flu vaccine combo found to be...
When you wish upon a star
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 09, 2023
When I was a child, I remember watching the movie Pinocchio. For those not familiar with the story or movie, there was a character in it, a talking cricket named “Jiminy Cricket.” In the movie,...