New Jersey is hoping to rebuild its workforce of nurses — including those in assisted living communities — due to high turnover, according to a new report.
Study ties gut bacteria to heart attack
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 13, 2023
Gut bacteria may have a role in a person’s risk for having a heart attack.
Coalition finalizing action plans to improve nursing homes based on National Academies report
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 10, 2023
More than a year after a national report condemned nursing homes for not providing the kind of safe and caring environments residents require, a coalition is readying nine action plans to address inadequacies. ...
Report endorses adding more nursing home residents in clinical trials, shares framework to do so
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
A commentary published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on March 14 talks about the need for clinical trials among people living in nursing homes.
Providers increasingly on the hook for employees’ drug thefts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2024
Violations of the Controlled Substance Act — including staff who divert patient medications for themselves — may open providers up to additional False Claims Act liability, warn a group of attorneys...
‘Incomplete’ oversight lets Medicaid managed care denials go largely unchecked: MACPAC
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 22, 2023
While much of the outrage around managed care denials has been directed toward Medicare Advantage plans, a federal advisory panel Thursday outlined policies that could force states to better track denials...
Trauma care, drug-reduction prove ‘scary’ tasks as guidance deadline approaches
By
Joe Bush
Oct 21, 2022
As staff at skilled nursing facilities scramble to comply with hundreds of pages of interpretive guidance that kicks in Monday, experts warned that one major emphasis should be on meeting new standards...
Study: Having two copies of gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s may cause onset
By
Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
A new study finds that possessing two copies of a specific gene mutation that’s common in Alzheimer’s disease may be the cause behind the disease in those people.
New CDC tool can help older adults, caregivers spot incoming extreme heat
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
A new heat forecasting tool online could give older adults and their caregivers advanced notice of when the temperature is set to tick up — which could give them time to prepare and avoid health complications.
Analysis: Medication adherence spotty among U.S. diabetes patients
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 01, 2023
A sizable percentage of patients with diabetes do not consistently take prescribed medications to lower cholesterol, glucose or blood pressure, investigators say.