Disability

RecallCue wins Gold for McKnight’s Tech Partner of the Year for its dementia clock … Wyoming hospital saves $900,000 by closing nursing home … Long COVID sufferers face barriers to government disability...

Legal experts are warning nursing home leaders that inappropriate conversations with employees about disabilities, medical conditions or their general health can be costly, after a federal court allowed...

Polypharmacy and the use of drugs with sedative or anticholinergic properties were tied to increased odds of functional disability and the need for LTC services.

Feds publish long-COVID disability coverage guidelines … Genesis’ targeted COVID-19 vaccine efforts increased uptake among Black, Hispanic employees … Israel may recommend Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster...

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.

A referral to physical therapy soon after diagnosis, while not standard practice, led to clinically significant improvements in pain intensity, a new study has found. Participants were also more likely...

Fully 82% of seniors with atrial fibrillation in a new study experienced falls and functional disabilities. The rate of anticoagulant use decreased as the number of problems rose, researchers found.

Wealthy people can expect to live seven to nine more years without disability than those who are poor, say investigators.

Daily motor activity that is tracked using actimetry sensors can predict frailty and disability long before overt symptoms are evident.

Tiny wireless implant monitors healing brain aneurysms … Signature HealthCARE’s new flu vaccine policy will affect all of its residents, employees … Preventing disability in minority elders … New...