Alzheimer’s care, quality of life improve with innovative Immersion Room
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 01, 2024
A creative new room at a Long Island, NY, nursing home may serve as a model for improving the quality of life and care through non-pharmacological interventions for residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s...
Omega REIT touts ‘strong improvement’ in financials, stabilized occupancy
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors has continued to accrue and reorganize its assets in a profitable way, exceeding Wall Street expectations.
Drug guards against rise in Alzheimer’s proteins from air pollution, study shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 12, 2024
A drug protected mice from increases in Alzheimer’s-related proteins when the animals were exposed to air pollution, a new study showed. Researchers hope the results may be the same in humans one day.
Coffee, tea linked to long-term cognitive perks
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 06, 2024
Drinking coffee and tea is linked with long-term cognitive benefits in older adults, according to two reports presented at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
Romance blooms at New York nursing home: Resident proposes to girlfriend during fitness class
By
Eliza Mattson
Aug 07, 2024
Albert Cappilelo and Elizabeth Bly met in May 2023 when she first came to RiverSpring Living in Riverdale, NY. They became an item that October and attended the facility’s “drum fit” fitness class...
New clinical trial studying expanded skilled nursing care in the home
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 08, 2024
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial will investigate the feasibility of providing post-acute skilled nursing facility care to patients in their home as a way to help alleviate the skilled nursing crisis...
Leavitt, Todd headline NIC fall show
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 02, 2024
Registration is underway for the NIC annual conference, which takes place Sept. 23-25 in Washington.
Study: Dendritic spine head diameter, not quality, can predict memory ability
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2024
A new study finds that retaining memories is maintained by the quality — not quantity — of dendritic spines, which are part of brain neurons.
Insurer not liable for $2.1M in damages in nursing home death case
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 05, 2024
The insurer of a now-bankrupt Georgia nursing home is not required to pay $2.1 million in damages to the family of a woman who died at the facility, a federal judge has ruled.
New SNF payment rule met with ‘disgust,’ complaints of ‘overreach’
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2024
Critics wasted little time expressing their displeasure with the government’s final nursing home payment rule for fiscal 2025 after it was released late Wednesday afternoon.