Older hospital patients who have low thyroid hormone levels have a higher level of mortality, new study results show.
High intensity training for elders? Norwegian study gives it a thumbs up
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 09, 2020
Exercise is generally good for the elderly, but high intensity training is especially beneficial and may even extend life, finds the 5-year Generation 100 exercise study.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2020
Drug added to remdesivir reduces time to recovery in COVID … Communication with nursing home staff critical during lockdown, bereaved families say … Certain drug treatments linked to survival rates...
Oral nutrition supplement lowers death rate in elderly
Jan 20, 2016
Abbott’s NOURISH (Nutrition effect On Unplanned ReadmIssions and Survival in Hospitalized patient) study has indicated older malnourished patients with heart and lung disease improved with a specialized...
Super Tuesday webinar addresses potential MDS 3.0 problems
Jul 09, 2015
Surveyors must spend time reviewing accuracy of MDS 3.0 databases at skilled nursing facilities, and problems and solutions for data collection will be discussed at McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar...
Blind 93-year-old nursing home refugee of Hurricane Sandy found after two weeks
Nov 15, 2012
Paul DiViesti’s search to find his grandmother after Hurricane Sandy has a happy ending.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2017
Team-based intervention helps reduce inappropriate prescribing in SNFs … Workforce shortage may hit nursing home that employs inmates in kitchen, laundry … SNF where volunteers removed residents...
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 12
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 11, 2019
Facility fires two after surveillance video captures felony abuse against blind patient … Study shows Apple apps could identify dementia … Medicare to update list of chronic conditions covered by C-SNPs...
Also in the News for Monday, Feb. 6
Feb 06, 2017
CMS pushing for extension of dual eligible demos in three states … Medicare beneficiaries’ survival rates boosted by foreign-educated physicians, study finds … Massachusetts lawmakers...
Ask the care expert … about hospice rules
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Dec 01, 2013
I heard the rules recently changed related to hospice. Do you know what will be included?