HUD should invest more in vital nursing home revamping projects: experts
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 18, 2024
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development should play a larger role in driving much-needed renovations and quality improvements in the long-term care sector, a group of industry experts maintain...
I’m not going to Disneyland
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 09, 2024
Moment’s after each Super Bowl, a jubilant football player shouts, “I’m going to Disneyland!” Recently I had an opposite realization.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 16
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
Opinion: Medicare drug pricing rules will delay access to drugs … Study: JAK inhibitors linked to lower age-related macular degeneration risk … This is how sleep affects dementia risk … Geriatric...
Report: Most federally funded clinical trials for dementia have racially excluding criteria
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
A team of investigators looked at possible dementia clinical trial requirements that could exclude people based on race and ethnicity. Overall, 82% of the trials they examined had criteria that weren’t...
Looking to REITs for a loan? Opportunities may be short-lived if interest rates move downward
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 20, 2024
Higher interest rates that have made it harder for many providers to find capital from traditional sources are also motivating more real estate investment firms to move into lending.
Peripheral neuropathy linked to slow gait speed, lower extremity function among older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
A new study found that peripheral neuropathy is linked to slow gait and impaired lower extremity performance in older adults with and without diabetes.
4-H club hosts fair that’s a howl for reminiscent residents
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 09, 2024
Noah’s Ark may have greater name recognition but the 4-H students who showed up at Good Samaritan Society’s Ellsworth Village gave them a run for their money when they brought an ark’s worth of animals...
Report: Older adults face racial disparities in mental health issues, care
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
A new whitepaper from the Brookings Institution shows racial disparities in rates of mental illness, substance use disorder and suicide among older adults. The connections between mental health, functional...
Study: Healthy eating linked to long-term healthy aging
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Sticking to a healthy eating pattern in the long term is linked to higher chances of healthy aging, recent research shows.
Multiple traumatic brain injuries raise odds for worse cognitive decline, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the chances of an older adult having cognitive decline, a new study shows.