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MDS self-care item key to planning appropriate SNF rehabilitation goals, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 11, 2022
A self-care item recently introduced to the Minimum Data Set allows therapeutic teams to better assess a resident’s prior health status and help predict what is needed for recovery, investigators say.
Black SNF residents less likely to see ADL skills improve in post-acute stay, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 16, 2021
Black residents have significantly lower odds than white residents of improving independence in activities of daily living after hip fracture and stroke, a study of Medicare and MDS data shows.
Residents with self-care disability less likely to receive cancer treatment
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 05, 2021
Many nursing home residents do not receive cancer-directed treatment, and they are even less likely to do so if they have a self-care disability, according to a new study.
Smartphone technology helps seniors with mild dementia complete daily tasks, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2021
Despite the pervasive notion that older adults dislike technology, participants enjoyed learning to use smartphone memory apps and were able to improve their daily prospective memory performance over four...
Parkinson’s symptoms may be eased by inner ear stimulation, study shows
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 24, 2019
Stimulation of the balance organs in the inner ear may help improve Parkinson’s disease symptoms, investigators have found.
Ultrasound procedure for essential tremor effective for up to three years
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 21, 2019
Seniors with essential tremor may find lasting relief after having an ultrasound procedure that targets the tremor’s source.
Ping pong may be good physical therapy for people with Parkinson’s
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2020
Motor symptoms and functional abilities improved when seniors engaged in weekly ping pong sessions designed by experienced players.