Many healthcare workers dogged by symptoms of pandemic stress: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
More than half of frontline healthcare workers have been affected by subclinical symptoms of post-traumatic stress related to the pandemic, a regional investigation has found.
Lawmakers seek to bolster Medicare, Medicaid mental health coverage
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2022
Senators cited constituent concerns about so-called ghost networks — listings of physicians who are unavailable to provide care.
Fixing the mental health crisis in long-term care
By
Tara Cortes, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dec 05, 2022
Serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and anxiety and depressive disorders are at crisis level in older adults. These mental health issues are frequently experienced by older adults who are...
Putting 25 years into perspective: The forecast for supporting mental health in SNFs
By
Ari Kalechstein, Ph.D.
Nov 11, 2022
Our 25th anniversary was a year to remember. Having started it at the height of the pandemic, we adapted to a constantly evolving and booming mental healthcare market, and it worked. We invested in an...
Moral injury program addresses growing evidence of COVID’s frontline impact
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 27, 2022
An expanding program aims to address the moral injury suffered by frontline nursing home and aging services staff, whose struggles with pandemic-era care delivery are being illustrated in a growing body...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 19
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Feds to supply $15M in grants to support community mental health clinics … Biden administration scrambles for Evusheld backup as new variants arise … Providers are main target of race-related healthcare...
43 recommendations help fill gap in medical and mental healthcare guidance for assisted living, experts...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Forty-three recommendations from a new study will guide medical and mental healthcare and increase care consistency in assisted living, the authors say.
Residents’ high burden of chronic disease calls for operator-provider partnerships: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2022
U.S. senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care and housing to improve...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health … U.S. government to suspend free COVID-19 test orders next week … Rapid COVID antigen test requirements lead to less time...
Psychological resilience boosts walking abilities after hip fracture: study
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 25, 2022
Higher levels of psychological resilience are linked to greater improvements in walking speed and distance 16 weeks after hip fracture, investigators say.