New HHS Secretary Becerra considered ‘friend of long-term care causes’ … U.K. nursing home staff passed B117 COVID variants to residents in early winter, study finds … 1 in 3 older thyroid disease...
Shock ’em with action
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 01, 2014
On a scale of A to 17, with one being “Always” and red being “Parsnips,” how would you rate your experience with customer satisfaction surveys? I’m sure most of you use them,...
Depression is linked to accelerated aging
By
Ron Rajecki
Mar 27, 2023
Older adults with late-in-life depression are actually aging faster than their chronological peers, according to researchers at the University of Connecticut Center on Aging.
Ask the care expert: How do you keep a Foley bag from touching the floor when a resident is in a low...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 01, 2021
How do you keep a Foley bag from touching the floor when a resident is in a low bed?
OnShift recognizes top schedulers
Feb 21, 2012
OnShift announced five winners of its first annual Scheduler of the Year Awards. The recipients exemplify “commitment, flexibility, and focus in leading the employee scheduling efforts in long-term...
Apathy linked to increased dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 16, 2020
A nine-year study found that people with severe loss of interest in daily activities are at a higher risk of dementia. Greater apathy also was tied to worse cognitive scores.
Sleep deprivation linked to Alzheimer’s disease in mice studies
By
John Roszkowski
Jun 01, 2023
New animal research in mice suggests that sleep deprivation may be associated with a greater risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease in older adults.
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 3
By
Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Feds push combo therapy treatments in LTC to combat new COVID variants … People connections buoyed elders during pandemic, investigators say … Task force pinpoints eldercare services that drive up...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 29
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 29, 2021
Some Florida nursing homes limit visitation as COVID-19 cases triple … More LTC operators require vaccination for staff as new coronavirus variants raise infections rates … CDC’s indoor mask mandate...
COVID-19 vaccine hopefuls show early promise in clinical trials
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2020
Positive results in two more vaccine trials add to a small but growing list of successes among COVID-19 treatment candidates. The results are encouraging, say vaccine experts.