Lifespace Communities nets Gold in Tech Awards for safety-driven expansion
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 02, 2020
Editor’s Note: The 2020 winners of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards are being announced daily through Oct. 6. Skilled Care track winners are being announced here by McKnight’s Long-Term...
Study results tout virtual stroke rehab
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 01, 2020
As novel as virtual medical and rehabilitation appointments seemed when COVID-19 first appeared, they’re now simply part of the new norm for many healthcare systems. What’s more, they could eventually...
Resident poll reveals pandemic’s emotional toll: Frail elders need ‘something to live for’
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 02, 2020
A direct poll of nursing home residents in 36 states reveals a “drastic” reduction in social activities and a steep increase in reported loneliness. “Innovative distance socializing” may help address...
How to do it … Rehab in the COVID-19 age
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John Hall
Oct 01, 2020
Rehabilitation therapists may not technically be considered frontline by some, but they have come to be seen as just as essential as caregivers to surviving the global pandemic. The road has been bumpy,...
Sondra Norder is controlling the narrative
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Sondra Norder, President and CEO of St. Paul Elder Services
Seeing beyond the tip of the iceberg: How data is helping senior living communities prevent falls, protect...
By
Marc McGrann
Sep 30, 2020
We all know that the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the over-65s remains the humble (yet hazardous) fall. While some 25% of seniors fall each year, that figure rises to an incredible 50-75%...
Residents, staff in all long-term care facilities should be first in line for coronavirus vaccine: AHCA
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Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2020
The nation’s largest nursing home association is calling on state governors to prioritize residents and staff in long-term care facilities for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine as the leaders prepare to submit...
Metformin may slow cognitive decline in people with diabetes
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 25, 2020
Researchers have found new potential for a safe and widely used medication. The discovery could be “life-changing” for patients at risk of dementia, they say.
Senior residents go on ziplining adventure through Poconos
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Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
A Pennsylvania-based retirement community granted the wishes of about a half dozen residents by taking them on a zipline adventure through the Pocono Mountains.
Older people have greater functional ability than 3 decades ago, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 22, 2020
Today’s elders appear to have greater physical and cognitive function than they did in the 1990s. The consequences of this trend are a mixed bag, Finnish investigators say.