Rising obesity rates reflected in nursing homes; care challenges remain unmet, experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2021
This newer bariatric population can present equipment needs and care challenges for staff that some nursing home operators are not yet prepared meet, industry observers and researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 23
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 23, 2020
CDC advisory panel did not vote on initial COVID-19 vaccine roll-out on Tuesday … Middle-aged Americans report more pain than the elderly … Arthritis drug appears to cut need for COVID ventilator care...
Obesity soars among long-stay nursing home residents
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
The rate of obese nursing home residents jumped from 22% to 28% between 2005 and 2015, according to research presented at the 2018 American Geriatrics Society conference.
