A new partnership between technology company Circadia Health and 77 skilled nursing facilities operated by Ciena Healthcare aims to significantly improve preventive care and reduce preventable rehospitalizations.
People with disabilities have higher risk for hospitalizations during extreme heat: study
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 18, 2024
With the summer approaching, the United States is about to experience warmer weather, and this can be especially difficult for older adults. According to a new study, heat waves raise the risk for emergency...
22 percent of those over 50 hospitalized with RSV had acute cardiac events: study
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 16, 2024
About a quarter of people over the age of 50 with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) experienced acute cardiac events, according to a new study. Furthermore, the risk for severe outcomes in those who had...
FDA guidance, tech could prevent diabetic amputations
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
One-third of patients hospitalized for a diabetic foot infection require amputation, and nearly half of those die within five years.
Study: Parkinson’s disease raises risk for in-hospital delirium — and related need for long-term...
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 09, 2024
People with Parkinson’s disease are almost twice as likely to have delirium during hospital stays compared to others who are hospitalized but don’t have the disease, according to a study published...
Poor working conditions are a top reason nurses leave healthcare, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 10, 2024
Unpleasant working conditions are a top reason nurses walk away from their jobs at long-term care facilities and hospitals, and bid adieu to healthcare, according to a new report.
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 12
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
Study questions home health star ratings … Longer sleep duration linked to lower Alzheimer’s disease odds … Parkinson’s origins point to brain, gut … Hospital sinks a hotbed for multidrug-resistant...
Clinicians working in nursing homes provide better end-of-life care: study
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 19, 2024
Clinicians who work at skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes can be crucial to improve the quality of end-of-life care for residents, according to a new study.
Many older patients in acute care have improper dosing of blood thinners, study finds
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Donna Shryer
Apr 03, 2024
A first-of-its-kind exploratory study finds that over half of frail, older patients admitted to the hospital for acute illness and are on a blood thinner from the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) class...