AI that helps screen for heart disease could be boon for LTC
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 12, 2023
The questionable accuracy of wearables and other digital tools screening for complex conditions such as heart disease has prevented these devices from being particularly helpful to date.
Smartphone app aids memory in older adults with dementia
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2022
Older adults living with dementia or mild cognitive disorders were able to improve their memory by using a personal assistant application on their smartphones to receive reminders about upcoming events...
Enrichment activities activate genes that help seniors resist cognitive decline
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Amy Novotney
Nov 08, 2021
Spending time on intellectually stimulating activities appears to activate a gene family known as MEF2, which controls a genetic program in the brain that promotes resistance to cognitive decline. That’s...
Florida legislators want a closer look at nursing homes’ financials
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Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2022
Florida nursing homes may soon be required to submit audited financial data to state healthcare regulators.
Officials promote air filtration upgrades amid ‘tripledemic’
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Amy Novotney
Jan 20, 2023
With the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging better air filtration in healthcare facilities amid the “tripledemic,” many companies are rushing products to market.
Stable LTC antipsychotic prescribing in 2020 may reflect success of U.S. reduction initiatives
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
University of Michigan researchers have found relatively minimal changes in central nervous system-active medication use among Michigan nursing home residents with dementia following the start of the COVID-19...
New PointClickCare upgrades target cross-continuum care
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 07, 2023
The fall conference season is often used by vendors to highlight recent upgrades that make platforms and technology tools in general more supportive across the care continuum.
Firms add faster pay, financial tools to keep employees happy
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2022
Another firm is stepping up with services to provide long-term care employees with access to part of their wages before payday.
CMS push for staff hours, turnover data a ‘gut punch,’ to struggling nursing homes
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2022
Industry reaction has been mixed since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announcement last week that it will begin posting nursing home staff turnover rates and weekend staffing levels on the...
Meet Emily Erickson, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 21, 2023
Learn more about Emily Erickson, Chief Clinical Officer, Retirement Unlimited Inc., Roanoke, VA.