Nursing shortage problem is improving, expert says
May 05, 2008
While news abounds that the nursing shortage is worsening year by year, one person has a sunnier view: Peter Buerhaus, director of Vanderbilt University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce...
Seniors open to technology, but costs pose problem
Apr 01, 2008
Medicare beneficiaries are willing to try new technology to help them maintain their independence, but technical issues and cost remain roadblocks, two studies find.
New report details devastating toll of chronic conditions on economy, healthcare system
May 19, 2009
The U.S. spent $1.7 trillion treating patients with chronic conditions in 2007—the equivalent of 34 million annual salaries of $50,000, according to the second annual Almanac of Chronic Disease, which...
Take heed when using antidepressants, council says
Jan 08, 2008
Nursing homes need to appropriately evaluate residents for depression and use antidepressant medication judiciously, according to a council of long-term care professionals.
Senate committee passes nursing home arbitration bill
Sep 15, 2008
The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008, a bill that would eliminate arbitration agreements as a requirement for admission into a nursing home, is one step closer to becoming a law.
GAO: State surveyors miss nursing home deficiencies
May 16, 2008
State inspectors often fail to cite serious deficiencies, including malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual inspections of facilities, a Government Accountability Office report found.
Hurricane Ike causes nursing home evacuations, power outages in Texas
Sep 16, 2008
Evacuated nursing home residents from Galveston, Beaumont and Houston, TX, have been wondering when they will go home after Hurricane Ike caused massive damage in and around the coastal areas of the state.
Seniors benefit from high-dose flu vaccine, study finds
May 12, 2008
A higher dose of a flu vaccine has been shown to significantly improve the immune system’s response to the actual virus, especially among the elderly, researchers told the American Geriatrics Society...
WHO issues guidelines on hand hygiene for healthcare workers
May 08, 2009
The World Health Organization has released a new report, “Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care,” which target administrators, public health officials and healthcare workers.
Robot nurses to care for aging Japanese
Mar 30, 2009
Japan, like many countries around the world, is facing a serious shortage of caregivers to look after its rapidly growing elderly population. Unlike others, however, it is about to create an army of robot...