Study: PT following a fall slashes ED visits, opioid use in Medicare recipients
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 26, 2023
ED visits and hospitalizations for new injuries are reduced by half and related opioid use by 39% over six months, a new study reveals. Investigators are urging Medicare to cover annual falls risk screening.
Older adults’ care preferences honored, but inequities apparent, analysts find
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2023
More adults are saying that their healthcare preferences are considered by their providers, a 9.5% increase from 2014 to 2020. But the data also highlight inequities, investigators say.
Hypoglycemia frequent in LTCF residents with diabetes, large study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2023
A 35% rate of level 1 hypoglycemia in long-term care facility residents with type 2 diabetes leaves room for better clinical management, researchers say.
Nearby ED means more avoidable visits from AL residents, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 12, 2023
The closer the nearest hospital, the higher the number of potentially avoidable emergency department visits among assisted living residents, researchers have found. A nearby ED may limit motivation to...
Nursing home study reveals ‘dramatic’ fluctuations in prescribing of COVID-19 meds
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Investigators tracked the use of COVID-19 medications in 11 U.S. nursing home chains, describing prescribing patterns that shed new light on the challenges of pandemic clinical care.
12-week walking program boosts recall memory in seniors: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
The story recollection abilities of seniors significantly improved as did brain activity after weeks of supervised walking exercise, investigators say.
Prediabetes at midlife tied to later fracture risk
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Alicia Lasek
May 23, 2023
Clinicians may wish to consider treating prediabetes in women as an early, modifiable risk factor for fracture, investigators say.
‘An apple a day’ may prove strategic defense against frailty, researchers find
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Alicia Lasek
May 23, 2023
People who consume 10 mg per day of a certain type of flavonoids may lower their risk of developing frailty by 20%, according to new research.
Tool helps clinicians assess need for fragility fracture prevention
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Alicia Lasek
May 10, 2023
The new interactive online tool is designed to help clinicians assess fragility fracture risk and weigh the pluses and minuses of preventive treatment.
Silos, shortages hamper transitions to long-term care, physician experts report
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 21, 2023
Most care transitions to LTC are effective. But fragmentation of care delivery, communication issues and worker shortages are the top barriers to success, say the authors of a new survey-based report from...