Gaming platform play improves function in residents with severe dementia: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
Nursing home residents with severe dementia had significant cognitive and physical skill improvement after training regularly with fitness software that increased motivation, researchers say.
Rapid loss of smell could be early indicator of dementia
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 01, 2022
A new study suggests that a rapid loss of smell could be an early indicator of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older adults, and that olfactory testing may show promise for clinicians in monitoring...
November Company Briefs
Nov 01, 2020
OnShift has added OnShift Time to its human capital management platform; Guardian Pharmacy Services picked up its first Ohio provider in Mullaney’s, an independent practice based in Cincinnati; and HealthDirect...
Women of Distinction Awards deadline today
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2024
The standard nomination deadline for the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program is upon us.
Researchers urge greater sensitivity to patients’ loss of smell, citing threat to overall health
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 02, 2020
Losing one’s sense of smell is not uncommon in the elderly, and can cause a range of emotional and physical health problems, a new study finds.
Real Time Medical teams up with Signature on outcomes
By
Amy Novotney
May 03, 2023
Post-acute analytics solution firm Real Time Medical Systems has partnered with Kentucky-based Signature HealthCARE to implement the firm’s interventional analytics throughout all of Signature’s skilled...
COVID-19 antivirals may slightly lower long COVID risk
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
Even though it may be more pricey for some people to get Paxlovid soon, a new study finds that taking it is linked to a small reduction in long COVID. The same is true for Lagevrio, the other oral drug...
As Katie Campbell can attest, social work in long-term care environments isn’t limited to inside a community’s walls.
Enjoying the royal touch
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 28, 2011
I’m not entirely sure if it’s time to turn in my man-card yet, but I will admit to letting some of this royal wedding stuff get to me more than I would have ever imagined. (Bill and Cathy are...
Massachusetts nursing home, now a COVID-19 treatment facility, may serve as model for others around country
By
Liza Berger
Apr 28, 2020
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester County, is Massachusetts’ first COVID-19 treatment and recovery center. It has thrived in its new role and can serve as an example for...