Pinball wizards delight: $13K donation to Kentucky nursing home includes classic arcade game system
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 28, 2021
Add arcade games to the list of entertainment options for residents at a Kentucky nursing home following a donation worth about $13,000 from a regional foundation whose mission is to bring happiness to...
Medicare chief McClellan among candidates for top U.S. healthcare post
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Haymarket Media
Dec 08, 2004
Mark McClellan, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid for less than a year, is being called a top candidate to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who announced...
Study: Hispanic women wait longer to put relatives in nursing home
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Haymarket Media
Jul 13, 2004
Hispanic women who care for older relatives with dementia wait longer than white caregivers to place their relatives in nursing homes, especially when they are less acclimated to U.S. society, according...
Serious vision problems decline among U.S. seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2021
The prevalence of impairment fell significantly between 2008 and 2017, with much of the decline among adults aged 75 years and older, researchers say.
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Hormone injection gives bariatric residents non-surgical alternative
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 06, 2019
A hormone treatment has been shown to lower obese individuals’ glucose levels and weight, and may prove a viable alternative to bariatric surgery.
Obesity shot, not surgery
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2019
A hormone treatment has been shown to lower obese individuals’ glucose levels and weight, and may prove a viable alternative to bariatric surgery. In a trial of obese, prediabetic patients, subjects...
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Low testosterone could lead to falls in older men, study suggests
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Haymarket Media
Oct 25, 2006
Older men with low testosterone tend to fall more often than men with higher levels of the sex hormone, a new study finds.
Care plans and discharge planning: Steps for success!
By
Lisa Thomson
May 29, 2013
Let’s take a look at the facility policies and procedures to determine that they include how the facility will ensure that the care plans are developed using resident individualized assessment information,...