Lower-rated facilities get more Alzheimer’s admissions: study
Highly rated operations had 3% fewer newly admitted residents with Alzheimer’s. CNA wages and Medicaid add-ons may play a role in the findings, report investigators.
Behavioral Health
Behavioral counseling recommended for those with CVD risk
Behavioral counseling including diet and physical activity interventions is tied to significantly reduced risk for cardiovascular events, finds a new review
Clinical Briefs for Friday, November 8
Loss of food enjoyment can isolate cancer patients … No hospital disinfectants can kill off C. difficile bacterium … Study helps explain why exercise guards against heart disease … ‘First-of-its-kind’ Medicaid project to increase access to behavioral health treatments
Behavioral health challenges pose higher hospitalization risk than dementia, study finds
Nursing facility residents with behavioral health disorders are more likely to be hospitalized than residents with dementia, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, June 11
One-third of nursing homes cannot meet behavioral health needs … Beta-blockers reduce anger-related Afib episodes … Fast fluid removal in dialysis tied to higher death risk
Under-65 nursing home population grows in some states, putting new emphasis on mental health care
Though nursing facilities have traditionally been designed to treat the elderly, younger residents are using facilities more often — bringing with them fewer physical demands and more behavioral health diagnoses.
OSHA fines nursing home for failing to protect staff from violent residents
A federal investigation has found a Colorado nursing home failed to adequately protect staff from residents who grabbed, kicked, bit and punched at them, causing cuts and bruises.
Deadline for mental health plan comments midnight Monday
Advocates for better mental health services for adults will be pressing until at least midnight Monday to have comments submitted to include seniors in a new federal behavioral health plan,
Providers strive to diversify services, payment streams
Companies in the post-acute sector have been seeking deals to diversify their services and limit their reliance on Medicare, according to a recent analysis from investment banking firm TripleTree.
