Dementia rates fall 30 percent, likely due to better health, higher education levels: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
Dementia in older U.S. adults declined sharply between 2000 and 2016, possibly due to rising education levels, a reduction in smoking and better treatment of cardiovascular risk factors, investigators...
Skilled nursing hits pandemic occupancy high but stakeholders still must change, consultant asserts
By
Joe Bush
Nov 08, 2022
Nursing home occupancy continues to rise but rates are still below pre-pandemic levels, indicating it’s time for stakeholders to acknowledge there’s been irreversible change and time to diversify,...
Report rips EMTs in $100 million lawsuit who misstated law to avoid entering COVID facility to help cardiac...
By
Joe Bush
Nov 08, 2022
Firefighters who refused to enter a nursing home over COVID-19 concerns while a cardiac arrest victim was stricken inside drew fierce criticism from a city-commissioned report.
CDC’s opioid prescribing update recognizes seniors, people with dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 07, 2022
Past prescribing guidance for adults with chronic pain had been interpreted as inflexible in the context of the opioid epidemic. The new guidance supports “individualized, patient-centered care,” the...
Investigators fast-track new UTI antibiotic for FDA approval
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 07, 2022
A new oral antibiotic that targets the common causes of urinary tract infections has proven highly successful in clinical trials.
In advance of possible flu surge, vaccination for seniors may cut use of antibiotics
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2022
Increasing influenza vaccination coverage appears to reduce prescribing for certain classes of antibiotics in seniors, researchers from Kaiser Permanente and Harvard report.
Whistleblowers add to nursing home COVID relief burdens
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 31, 2022
A $105 million federal lawsuit filed last week — one possibly on its way to a quick dismissal — shows the growing threats nursing home operators face in accounting for their right to collect and spend...
Telehealth follow-ups tied to increased ED visits, hospitalizations, study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 28, 2022
Patients who followed up an emergency department visit via telehealth were more likely to return to the hospital than those who had face-to-face follow-ups.
5 top factors influence hearing aid use in patients with dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2022
Adults with dementia require multiple supports to optimize the use of hearing aids, from help with fit to social reinforcement, investigators report.
Study: Black vets with COVID less likely to receive drug therapies than white vets
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2022
Older Black veterans hospitalized with COVID-19 were less likely to receive drug treatments for their illness than older white veterans, a study of over 43,000 patients has found.