Look to your leaders, not healthcare reform, to change long-term care
By
Anthony Cirillo
Sep 08, 2009
It takes enlightened leadership—people who recognize the value of their employees and empower them—to positively affect the culture of long-term care facilities.
Judge bars SNF physicians from making end-of-life decisions for residents
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Feb 09, 2016
A California judge has ordered nursing home physicians to stop making end-of-life decisions and administering psychiatric drugs to residents deemed mentally incompetent.
Flu and pneumonia vaccinations linked to lower Alzheimer’s incidence
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 28, 2020
A pneumonia vaccination may lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 30%, while a single flu shot is tied to a 17% reduction in risk, according to two new studies.
Mabe the new ED at Waltonwood Cary Parkway
Jan 03, 2018
Richard Mabe is the new executive director of Waltonwood Cary Parkway, a senior community in Cary, N.C.
Managed care digital portal launched
Jun 07, 2016
HMP Communications Holdings LLC, which provides healthcare content and continuing medical education events, has launched Managed Health Care Connect.
State senate approves stiffer criminal penalties for abuse of elderly, include holding supervisors liable
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 20, 2004
The Massachusetts state senate has approved a bill that would impose tougher criminal penalties for the abuse of the elderly. The bill would make it a felony instead of a misdemeanor to assault someone...
Law allowing facilities to make medical decisions for incompetent residents is unconstitutional, judge...
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 29, 2015
A California law allowing nursing homes to make medical decisions for mentally incompetent residents was declared unconstitutional Wednesday.
Sea creature drug shows promise for Alzheimer’s disease
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May 03, 2017
A new experimental drug is gaining attention for its novel approach to prevent Alzheimer’s-related memory loss, as well as its unique ingredient — a bushy sea creature that resembles seaweed.
Alzheimer’s and Medicare spending to boom over next 25 years
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 21, 2015
Over the next 25 years, more than 28 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease, and the cost of care will consume nearly 25% of Medicare spending.
Expert: State immunity does not mean federal immunity
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2020
Providers won’t be immune from federal investigations that arise from bad outcomes during the coronavirus pandemic. This will be the case even as several states have agreed to protect them from future...