Large new study links social isolation to dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 02, 2023
Compared to other risk factors for dementia such as genetic tendencies, social isolation may be easier to modify, investigators say.
Moderately intense physical activity key to cutting dementia risk: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 01, 2023
For each additional 31 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous activity, there is 21% lower risk of dementia for senior women, researchers report.
New data: With no booster, nursing home residents face 30 percent higher COVID risk
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2023
Nursing home residents who have received the COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are 30% to 50% less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2 than their fellow residents who haven’t gotten boosted, the...
Study: Shift to home COVID tests leads to vast undercount of cases
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 30, 2023
Home testing may have begun to interfere with the ability to accurately track COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates, investigators report.
Many LTC pill thefts still under the radar: study
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 25, 2023
Nurses played a critical role in identifying the theft of more than 11,000 tablets from residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, investigators report.
VA’s narrative medicine program improves senior patient care, docs’ study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Physicians said that the practice of narrative medicine changed how they framed patient decisions and helped them to guide seniors toward appropriate care.
Optimism grows, even with spiraling costs threatening: McKnight’s 2023 Outlook Survey
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 20, 2023
Optimism for the skilled nursing sector is growing, with intense worries about staff shortages and less-than-desired occupancy starting to recede. But concerns about escalating financial pressures have...
Thriving in a career a world away: Meera Riner
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Nicole Bowman
Jan 20, 2023
Meera Riner’s first job after college was as an occupational therapist working in the slums of Mumbai with children who suffered from cerebral palsy and polio. Parents might carry children across the...
BREAKING: CMS to audit antipsychotic use, immediately post disputed deficiencies
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday morning that it will conduct targeted audits to determine whether nursing homes are accurately assessing and coding individuals with a schizophrenia...
Feds: Nursing home owner pilfered $4M, skimped on Ida evacuation site
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 17, 2023
Federal officials Thursday accused a former Louisiana nursing home owner of funneling money from his facilities to use on a personal spending spree, rather than preparing an emergency evacuation site as...