Eldermark integrates with Paysafe for senior living transactions
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 17, 2020
Eldermark, a healthcare technology provider for the senior care industry, has announced an integration with Paysafe, a leading specialized payments platform, to improve convenience and simplify payments....
Diabetes linked to hip and non-vertebral bone fractures
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2020
Bone density and bone strength assessments should be a routine part of diabetes care, say researchers.
AHCA/NCAL resets annual convention as 24-day online event in October
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 12, 2020
The modified 71t annual AHCA/NCAL conference will take place Oct. 8-31 as a fully online event.
PPE shortage reported by one-fifth of nation’s nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2020
A slow and incomplete federal response is largely to blame, investigators claim.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, June 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2020
Fully 20% of people with hearing aids do not use them, a new study finds … NIH: Smoking more than doubles stroke risk in African Americans … A senior living exec with COVID-19 has a message for providers:...
Cubigo adds visitor registration as families return
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2020
The digital platform Cubigo has added a new feature that supports contactless guest registration that can be used as retirement and other senior living facilities begin easing restrictions on visitation...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering extending waivers on telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus health crisis, according to a report by Inside Health Policy.
Feds: Emergency department visits increase with age of nursing home residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
While residents aged 60 to 69 were found to account for 2% of ED visits, those aged 90 and older accounted for 24% of visits, according to new data.
Tragic conditions in nursing homes the result of ‘decades of neglect’ from bad policy: researchers
By
Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on nursings has exposed the federal government’s failure to properly invest in a “safe and effective” long-term care system, researchers argue in a perspective...
Administrators suspended at veterans nursing home hard hit by COVID-19
By
Danielle Brown
May 29, 2020
Two top administrators at a veterans nursing home hit hard by the coronavirus were suspended indefinitely by Pennsylvania military leaders. The suspension comes as state officials investigate the nursing...