Seniors with late-onset depression have poor treatment response
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2022
About one fifth of the patients aged 65 and older with first-time depression did not respond to antidepressant treatment during a one-year study period.
Severe breakthrough cases spiked among seniors after delta appeared: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
The more time that had elapsed since vaccination, the greater the odds of severe reinfection illness for older patients, physicians from Yale University found. The results highlight the need for timely...
Researchers identify key element that will get the most nursing home workers vaccinated
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2021
Providers must first establish trust with employees by communicating openly and being transparent with organization policies about vaccination to best boost worker COVID-19 vaccine rates.
CMS to providers: Help us determine your PDPM cuts
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2021
Providers will have a say in how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recalibrates its Patient-Driven Payment Model, agency officials reiterated in a call with skilled nursing operators Thursday...
Nearly half of Alzheimer’s cases are mild, supporting a focus on early intervention
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 14, 2021
The great prevalence of mild disease underscores the need for interventions that may slow decline or prevent progression in dementia, researchers contend.
Watchdog gives CMS ‘urgent’ order: Create solid plan to act on nursing home commission’s...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2020
A new government report is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to “quickly” develop a course of action on how it plans to respond and implement recommendations made by a federal...
Clinicians key to boosting coronavirus vaccine confidence, CDC says
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2020
A new webpage provides 10 “need to know” topics regarding vaccination against COVID-19 that clinicians can relay to patients in their care.
Judge: Deaf resident can sue operator
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 08, 2018
A former nursing home resident who is deaf can pursue a discrimination case against the facility where she lived for more than two years because staff ignored her repeated requests for a sign language...
Former CNA arrested for trying to plan, film resident sexual assaults
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Jan 21, 2016
A former nursing home certified nursing assistant has been arrested over allegations that he solicited men to sexually assault residents while he filmed them.
AHCA praises House committee for considering broad Medicare reforms
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 17, 2013
Prompted by a hearing of the House Ways & Means Committee, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has reiterated a call for bipartisan action to reform Medicare without...