Report: Nearly 26% of older transgender people have mulled suicide, but risk falls with age
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 21, 2023
New research is sounding the alarm about the risk for suicide in older adults who identify as transgender. Namely, people ages 50 and up in the United States have a high risk for suicidal ideation due...
Meet Rebecca Murray, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 02, 2023
Learn more about Rebecca Murray, Administrator, Bridges Health (The Ambassador Skilled Nursing and Therapy), Tulsa, OK.
Vascular risk factors raise odds of Alzheimer’s disease in Blacks, Hispanics: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2023
Vascular risk helps to explain the outsized odds of Alzheimer’s faced by African Americans and Hispanics in the United States, a new study has found.
Report: AI tool could boost communication for older adults with cancer
By
Kristen Fischer
May 20, 2024
Artificial intelligence may be a useful communication tool to help older adults with cancer communicate with their doctors and have more of a say in their treatment, according to a new report published...
Older adults leave home for healthcare around 3 weeks a year
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 23, 2024
Older adults receive healthcare outside of their homes an average total of three weeks a year (or 20.7 days), according to a study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Expanding nursing assistant best practices may improve pain detection in older adults
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 14, 2023
Expanding the use of best care practices for nursing assistants, who are on the front lines of providing direct nursing home care, may help improve the early detection of pain and pain management for older...
Medicare costs could rise by $5B annually with expanded Alzheimer’s drug coverage: study
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2023
Medicare costs could rise by $2 to $5 billion a year if CMS expands its coverage for newly approved Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi (lecanemab), investigators say.
Study probes well-being in older adults — and how it differs globally
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 05, 2023
A new study examined well-being among older adults. Researchers found that mean well-being does not vary over time, but well-being inequality rises in all countries except those considered high-income...
Report: End-of-life care gets better marks at VA living centers
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 15, 2023
A new study looks at the quality of end-of-life care at Department of Veterans Affairs community living centers (nursing homes) and community nursing homes that contract with the VA.
When Mark Parkinson talks, his voice speaks for thousands. As president and CEO of the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, he represents more than 14,000 nursing homes...