Use of cholesterol-lowering drugs may cause slight mental impairment
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 06, 2005
The use of statins, or other cholesterol-lowering medications may have a slight effect on brain function, according to results of a new study published in the Dec. 1 issue of American Journal of Medicine.
House passes bill that delays physician pay cuts, fails to extend Medicaid increase
Jun 01, 2010
The House Friday adopted a jobs bill that delays for 19 months a 21.2% cut to Medicare physician reimbursements but does not extend a much hoped-for Medicaid increase.
Elevating dementia care
How multi-layered, proactive interventions can help reduce hospitalizations
Trial starts for nursing home staffer held criminally responsible for resident’s death from hypothermia
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 07, 2018
As the long-term care industry continues to debate the responsibility of individual nursing home employees for residents, a trial has begun for an Ohio woman accused of neglecting a resident who died of...
Skilled nursing growth continues to lag, NIC finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
Skilled nursing continues to have the weakest inventory growth out of long-term care property types, with independent living leading the pack. That’s according to a new analysis of primary housing...
BPHI purchases community
Aug 14, 2018
Brazos Presbyterian Homes Inc. has purchased membership interest in Longhorn Village, a life plan community in Texas, Ziegler announced.
Meeting Diagnostic Challenges in Alzheimer’s Disease: A 59-Year-Old Woman Exhibiting Recent Memory...
Jun 20, 2013
Changes in cognitive function can reflect a number of conditions, including but certainly not limited, to the mild cognitive impairment that precedes the dementia phase of Alzheimer’s disease. In...
Fike 2.0: How national tragedy created a long-term care champion
By
Tim Mullaney
May 20, 2014
Last week, President Obama dedicated the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. The occasion got me thinking about how the searing experience instilled in some survivors a fierce sense of mission. Katy...
Help your employees ‘craft’ their jobs — no glue required
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 29, 2016
Memories of elementary school, where we’d glue together an assortment of foam, glitter and fake flowers until it looked somewhat like a picture frame or keychain, compelled me to do a bit of research...
Emergency preparedness: More than an act of paperwork
Jul 31, 2017
My phone rang and the voice said, “We are activating our incident command center.” I asked, “Is this a drill?” The voice in a solid tone replied, “This is not a drill.”