Older adults capable of preventing chronic lower limb edema with exercise, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2021
Older adults are no less able than younger adults to maintain the muscle action they need to help mitigate chronic lower-limb edema — if they exercise, according to a study of three age groups.
Clinical briefs for Monday, April 26
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2021
Long-term care COVID cases and deaths at all-time low, report finds… Kinless elders require expanded LTC services at end-of-life, researchers contend … Amgen tests souped-up remote heart monitoring...
Retail giants wrap up vaccine clinics, launch new LTC services for ongoing care
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
CVS Health and Walgreens have completed their final LTC clinics, and are handing the reins to Omnicare and PharMerica to provide ongoing COVID-19 vaccination services in skilled nursing facilities and...
Streamlined telehealth workflow improves clinical rounds in nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
Geriatricians have created an optimized workflow process to help improve virtual clinical care encounters with SNF residents.
‘Breakthrough’ COVID cases may mean testing is here to stay: report
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
“The idea that we could be entirely done with testing in the post-vaccine world is probably not a good one right now,” says a well-known neuroscientist.
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 23
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
Public health emergency extended until July 20, expected to last through 2021 … Select Rehab to add VirtuSense fall-risk assessment platform to its services … Law limits use of antipsychotic drugs...
Unvaccinated residents had triple rate of COVID in Kentucky nursing home’s March outbreak: CDC
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2021
Vaccinated nursing home residents and staff members appeared to have a distinct advantage during a recent COVID-19 outbreak, agency investigators found.
Telemedicine a boon for LTC residents and operators during pandemic: review
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2021
Telemedicine has had measurable clinical effects on residents, including reduced emergency and hospital admissions, reductions in physical restraints, and improved vital signs, nurse-researchers have found.
Calming music at bedtime improves elders’ sleep quality in study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2021
Investigators found that older adults sleep better when they listen to music for 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime — especially if this habit is repeated for weeks.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 22
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2021
Preserving physical health boosts cognitive engagement in dementia …. Dementia is an age‐independent risk factor for severe COVID, researchers find … U.S. has partly vaccinated 80% of seniors...