Sitting more lowers odds of healthy aging, new report finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 12, 2024
Sedentary behavior is associated with lowering a woman’s odds of healthy aging, while light physical activity is linked to better odds of healthy aging, according to a new report.
Simple cognitive test and EMR tool boost dementia care actions in primary care setting, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 05, 2024
A five-minute cognitive assessment test and an electronic medical record (EMR) decision-making add-on system improved dementia diagnosis and care, according to a clinical trial.
Nothing sketchy about the way these art classes bring skill, pride and connection to nursing home residents’...
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 03, 2024
Many might not think of a nursing home as the most likely place to pick up a new art hobby, but the residents of Sanford Health Sylvan Court have been bucking expectations for years.
A Montessori approach to dementia care
By
Cameron Camp, Ph.D.
Charles de Vilmorin
Dec 21, 2022
A fundamental shift is necessary in the way we view dementia and care provided for persons living with dementia. By any objective measure, the medical approach to dementia has been a monumental failure....
Ask the care expert: activities for Alzheimer’s patients
This month we continue our discussion with Joyce Ebmeier of Tabitha Health Care Services.
Welltower/ProMedica may be out as QCP courts another bidder
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2018
Quality Care Properties announced Tuesday it is investigating an acquisition proposal that “could reasonably be expected to lead to a ‘superior offer’ ” to one already on the table...
Provider pays $5.5 million in HIPAA settlement
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Feb 21, 2017
A Florida healthcare provider has paid the government $5.5 million to settle potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations after information on more than 115,000 patients was...
No trivial connection
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 01, 2021
The bar for customer service has been lowered so far over the past year that even the most basic human courtesies seem as though delivered on the wings of angels. When this pandemic ends, the tiniest civilities...
Do not forget to grieve
By
Bill McGinley
Mar 26, 2021
Covid vaccines have provided the light at the end of the tunnel that we have been waiting for. Everyone cannot wait to “return to normal.” Not that “normal” was a day at the beach for those of...