Foreign-born nurses bring more ‘human capital,’ compassion to work: study
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 02, 2023
Foreign-born nurses provide more “human capital” to long-term care settings than nurses born in the US, according to new research that aimed to better quantify the value of immigrants working in healthcare.
Long-term care groups praise plan to repeal medical equipment competitive bidding process
Mar 16, 2011
A new plan to repeal the durable medical equipment competitive bidding process received high praise from members of the long-term care community during a press conference Tuesday.
HHS approves program to allow individuals with disabilities to control their own care
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Haymarket Media
Nov 10, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services has approved a Maryland plan that will make it easier for individuals with disabilities to retain more control of home and community-based services.
Advancing Excellence partners with Hallmark Business Connections
Dec 16, 2014
Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative has partnered with the Hallmark Business Connections for an employee recognition program called “You Make a Difference.”
Aging and frailty are not necessarily linked, researchers say
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Haymarket Media
Sep 18, 2006
Could the connection between old age and frailty become an idea of the past? Numerous scientists are predicting just that.
Varsity adds Stone as leader of sales consulting practice
Jul 11, 2014
Jackie Stone has been selected as the leader of a sales consulting practice at Varsity, a marketing communications agency in Pennsylva
When it comes to dementia care, words matter, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2024
Words matter, especially in the field of dementia care, according to a panel of experts who debated the effects of language used in the senior living industry, particularly surrounding memory care.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 24, 2021
Judge denies Omnicare request to dismiss fraud lawsuit involving resident prescriptions at more than 3,000 senior living communities … Natural COVID infection not ‘durable’ protection compared with...
Anti-frailty pill on the horizon?
Nov 05, 2008
Researchers in Virginia have identified a drug that has increased muscle mass in older, frailer people.
Drug combo can be deadly
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Spironolactone, a diuretic used to treat heart failure, can cause a risk of sudden death in seniors when given with the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, Toronto researchers have found.