Review: Data sparse on challenges unpaid caregivers face
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 08, 2024
A review of 85 studies regarding the impact of caring for older people in family, or unpaid, caregivers was not conclusive. Even though the researchers assessed a lot of data, they would like to see more...
We need transparent solutions rather than excuses
By
Michael Wasserman
Apr 10, 2024
Financial success and sustainability are at the heart of the fiduciary responsibility duty. Physician leaders must balance the potential conflict between their Hippocratic Oath and fiduciary responsibility. ...
McKnight’s Workforce Development Forum
Nov 14, 2023
The event kicks off Tuesday, November 14 @ 10:30am ET.
Opinion: Even with new law, clinical trials lack data on older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 17, 2024
Older adults are not represented adequately in clinical trials of medications for disorders that are common in the population. The legal framework to better represent them is in place, but not enough is...
Mid-life racial discrimination in Black Americans tied to Alzheimer’s later on, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
Racial discrimination during midlife is linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.
State promises $1B to move 2,400 out of nursing homes after settling class action lawsuit
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 18, 2024
Massachusetts settled a class action lawsuit Tuesday, promising to invest $1 billion to enable 2,400 nursing home residents to move to community and residential settings over the next eight years.
Time spent in sedentary behavior tied to incident dementia in seniors
Sep 12, 2023
Significant, nonlinear association identified between time spent in sedentary behavior and incident dementia
Verbal communication data can improve risk ID in home healthcare patients
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 10, 2023
Integrating patient-nurse communication when identifying risks is important for good home healthcare, according to a new study.
LTC company bucks trend and adds skilled nursing beds
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 14, 2023
While many long-term care facilities are closing skilled nursing wings or decertifying beds, one healthcare company in northeastern Pennsylvania is bucking that trend and adding to its skilled nursing...
NIH to invest an additional $515M for long COVID research
By
John Roszkowski
Feb 16, 2024
The National Institutes of Health has announced plans to provide an additional $515 million in funding over the next four years for the research and treatment of long COVID.