A worker walkout at Weinberg Campus in New York this week found an unusual ally: the nonprofit senior health community’s chief executive officer.
Women in some countries face more barriers to cardiac rehab than men, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 28, 2023
Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs can improve health and quality of life for people after a cardiac event, but a new study finds women in some areas of the world are not able to access it.
Remotely monitoring residents with dementia in nursing homes can prevent falls, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2023
When healthcare workers remotely monitor residents with dementia in nursing homes, it works, according to a new study. The team found that remote monitoring — with some on-site help — can help them...
Scent waning? This Alzheimer’s gene may be the culprit, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 27, 2023
Sense of smell may be the first to go in people who carry a gene variant that’s linked to the highest risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
NIH study finds high rates of persistent chronic pain among U.S. adults
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Alicia Lasek
May 17, 2023
In the U.S., new cases of chronic pain occur more often than new cases of other common health conditions. This pain is also persistent, lasting at least one year for most people, investigators report.
More seniors getting flu, shingles and pneumonia shots, but disparities remain
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 30, 2022
Vaccination discrepancies among older demographic groups are likely due to care access, hesitancy and cost, the AARP says.
Meet Stephanie Maupin, 2022 Rising Star honoree
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Nicole Blanchard
Jul 22, 2022
Although many struggle as they strive for perfection, Stephanie Maupin, the executive director of Brentwood at Elkhart Assisted Living in Elkhart, IN, seems to have achieved it with ease.
CMS to lose half of staff in shutdown, full impact on providers uncertain
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Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 28, 2023
Nursing home providers should not see any interruption in Medicaid and Medicare benefits during a short-term government shutdown, experts and sector observers said as Congress moved closer to the precipice...
State’s 52nd nursing home shutdown extends staggering loss of nursing home beds
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 13, 2023
Kansas hit a dubious milestone recently with the 52nd nursing home either shutting down entirely or taking beds offline since the beginning of the pandemic.
H. pylori more antibiotic-resistant since start of COVID: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
A common bacteria that causes ulcers and gastritis in the elderly has developed a high resistance to key antibiotics.