Chair-based exercise boosts function for ambulatory and wheelchair-using residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 30, 2021
Creative chair-based exercise may lead to significant improvement in a variety of mobility, cognitive and well-being measures, researchers say.
Dementia risk rises with younger age of type 2 diabetes onset: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 30, 2021
The odds of dementia in later life are greater the younger an adult is when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, investigators say. But prediabetes and late-life diabetes diagnoses are not linked to subsequent...
Self-compassion training without apology
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Gary Tetz
Apr 29, 2021
Self-compassion isn’t something I do very well. That’s probably because I was born in Canada, and when the doctor slapped my wrinkled baby butt, I said, “Sorry!” instead of crying. While...
Providers push Congress for permanent telehealth capabilities — pandemic’s ‘silver lining’
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Danielle Brown
Apr 29, 2021
Long-term care stakeholders are looking forward to telehealth policies remaining a “very, very hot topic” in Congress during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and beyond. Service providers say...
‘Waste of time’: Providers rebel against visitor-reporting requirement — and get hit with $155k...
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Danielle Brown
Apr 29, 2021
Providers are pushing back against a state requirement that mandates them to file weekly visitation reports — on a strict deadline — or face thousands of dollars in fines.
Q&A: Clinical best practices when gauging residents’ end-of-life preferences — a POLST expert weighs...
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 29, 2021
There’s a clear need to improve the quality of Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, in nursing homes, says Susan E. Hickman, Ph.D. An expert on the subject, she spoke with...
‘Not necessarily benign’: Geriatricians address safety as seniors turn to CBD for chronic conditions
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 29, 2021
Seniors increasingly are using cannabidiol, or CBD, to help manage a variety of chronic disease symptoms. A new paper from the Gerontological Society of America tackles key questions about safety and side...
Celebrate accomplished women in our industry and earn 3 CE credits with their guidance
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 28, 2021
Join us for two days of celebration and inspiration at the virtual McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum, May 18 and 19. CE accredited sessions are presented by industry leaders — and this...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 29
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 29, 2021
New hypertension screening guidance emphasizes out-of-office readings … For seniors, Pfizer, Moderna vaccines 94% effective at full dose, 64% effective at partial dose, CDC finds … BinaxNOW antigen...
Meatloaf as the solution to vaccinations
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Julie Thorson
Apr 28, 2021
As leaders, our responsibilities never seem to end. During the pandemic many lives depended on us. None of us need to be reminded of that, but the work is far from over. We now have a proven tool available...