Kindness crops up in program uniting prison, nursing homes over pumpkins
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 01, 2023
In the Halloween classic, It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus proclaims the mythical orange squash will rise out of the most sincere pumpkin patch. In Owensboro, KY, some might say that perfect...
Nursing home averts picket after promising $80K in bonuses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 26, 2023
A group of nursing home workers who threatened to picket their employer this week put down the placards after being promised more than $80,000 in bonuses their union says they are owed.
Rare congressional review aims to undo nursing home staffing mandate
By
Josh Henreckson
May 16, 2024
A rare congressional resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday that presents a new opportunity for federal lawmakers to block the nursing home staffing mandate.
More staff not necessarily the solution for high-dementia nursing homes, researchers find
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 10, 2024
Achieving higher staffing levels does not resolve key discrepancies between nursing homes with higher and lower percentages of residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive impairments, a...
Women in some countries face more barriers to cardiac rehab than men, study finds
By
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.
Amid Athena’s financial struggles, $750K in tax bills go unpaid
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 26, 2024
The operator of more than 40 nursing homes in three states is facing pressure from local governments to repay more than $750,000 in overdue utility and tax payments.
‘Appalling’ gaps in law, policies blamed for COVID’s decimation of nursing home workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2024
A reason for the failure, the authors said, was gaps in laws and regulations that didn’t consider the rapid spread of disease in workplaces and didn’t see frontline workers as needing special attention...
Follow-up visits after falls are lacking, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 22, 2023
Experiencing a fall can be traumatic enough, but a new study showed that what happens afterward is equally challenging. In short, not everyone who is injured in a fall receives the care they need after...
Educating neurologists, using telehealth improves outcomes in Parkinson’s
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 14, 2023
A new study looks at palliative care for people living with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders and found that educating neurologists and using telehealth is feasible to improve outcomes for people...
Ready or not, here I come
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 10, 2023
I strongly suggest you brace yourselves. Get in a positive head space. Sip a soothing cup of tea, or crush a Xanax on your oatmeal. Set a wheelchair near the door, and assign someone sturdy to push it....