‘Telementoring’ spells significant improvements in SNF care, processes
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 30, 2019
Virtually shadowing and educating skilled nursing facility employees can boost geriatrics expertise among staffers, a new study finds.
Uterine cancer cases increase among older women in Europe, report says
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 10, 2006
Cases of uterine cancer among older women are rising in Europe, researchers say.
New Treatment Paradigms for Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer
Mar 09, 2016
This webcast is intended to improve care of patients with prostate cancer by accelerating adoption of new guidelines and evidence-based practice change.
FDA approves first generic of glucagon to treat severe low blood sugar
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2021
Glucagon to treat severe hypoglycemia is available in a generic formula for the first time in 20 years.
Study: Vitamin D may cut seniors’ risk of falling in half
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 12, 2004
A steady dose of Vitamin D supplemented with calcium for nine months may cut seniors’ risk of falling in half, reports a Swiss study in the February issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics...
Tending to the heart of your team
By
Lisa Thomson
Apr 01, 2015
The clinical staff is the heart of any great post-acute organization. This team functions as caregivers, teachers, facilitators, advocates, therapists and supporting friends, not only to patients, but...
Summer reading: The language of long-term care
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Jul 30, 2014
A recent NPR survey of older adults had a not-too-surprising finding: No one likes being referred to as “elderly” or as a “senior.”
Former Kaiser exec named new MedPAC chairman
By
John Hall
May 26, 2015
A former Kaiser Permanente physician executive has been tapped to lead the 17-member Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Government Accountability Office announced late last week.
How to do it… Resident security
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 09, 2007
Long-term care providers need to know at least a little bit about a lot of things. When the human element is involved, that’s when things start to get especially tricky. If those humans are wander-...
Provider can’t sue for Medicaid eligibility
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 05, 2018
Three Maryland nursing homes have come up empty in their attempts to take state officials to court on behalf of their residents over Medicaid eligibility.