Nicole Stempak
Nicole was Senior Editor at I Advance Senior Care and Long Term Living Magazine 2015-2017. She has a Journalism degree from Kent State University and is finalizing a master’s degree in Information Architecture and Management. She has extensive studies in the digital user experience and in branding online media. She has worked as an editor and writer for various B2B publications, including Business Finance.
US CareNet expands into care management
US CareNet will provide chronic care and transitional care management, population health management and care coordination services for healthcare providers through NavCare, its new business division. Read More » $154.5M CCRC expansion adds beds, amenities
Phase II of construction at an Issaquah, Wash., continuing care retirement community will add 180-units, dining and recreation to the 630-acre planned community. Read More » Study finds link between brain injury and Parkinson’s but not Alzheimer’s
Researchers did not see a relationship between people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and late-onset Alzheimer's disease in one of the largest studies of TBI to date, signaling the need for more brain research. Read More » Older women more vulnerable, less likely to be screened after broken hip
Fewer than one in five women who break their hip receive at least one of the recommended osteoporosis screening tests or treatments within six months of incidence, according to a metaanalysis from the AARP Public Policy Institute. Read More » A vaccine to prevent or reverse dementia on the horizon
Researchers are working to develop a vaccine that targets proteins in the brain that block neurons thought to cause Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Read More » Alzheimer’s genes may be present in youth
In those with a genetic predisposition, Alzheimer's disease may already be detectable by early adulthood--suggesting researchers may have decades of warning before its potential onset. Read More » Pat Summitt gives final gift to people with Alzheimer’s
With the help of two organizations, the beautiful boquets that adorned a University of Tennessee memorial service were rewrapped and distributed to fellow Tennesseeans with dementia. Read More » Benchmark Senior Living creates new VP of sales and operations
The newly-created executive Vice President of sales and operations position is part of a larger effort to adopt a customer-centered approach to sales. Read More » Update: Mass. governor slashes proposed nursing home wage increase
Earlier this year, the Legislature approved a $35.5 million increase for nursing home direct care staff wages. Gov. Charlie Baker halved the increase days before the budget was to go into effect. Read More » Medicare proposes changes to primary care payment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule to change how Medicare pays for primary care with an emphasis on care management and behavioral health. Read More » AHA warns about prescription dangers for heart failure patients
The American Heart Association has issued a statement about unintended polypharmacy consequences heart failure patients and doctors. Read More » CMS ranks Texas 48th in nation for antipsychotic misuse in nursing home
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Nursing Home Enforcement Report has found one in five Texas nursing home residents are improperly given antipsychotic drugs as a means of restraint. Read More » Group interventions key to improving health for older lesbian, bisexual women
A new study suggests weekly meetings and other peer meetups are key to helping aging women in the sexual minority speak up and get active. Read More » A bike ride down memory lane
The Cycling Without Age program has pedaled into Madison, Wis., allowing seniors to get back on the bike—and they don’t even have to pedal. Read More » Erickson Living hires VP for business strategy and development
Erickson Living, a national developer and manager of continuing care retirement communities, grows its executive team ahead of anticipated facility growth. Read More » Senior housing inventory outpaces absorption, NIC reports
The second quarter report from The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) shows senior housing occupancy levels are unchanged but could decline in the future. Read More » House proposes $350M increase for dementia research
The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has proposed increasing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia research funding by $350 million for the National Institutes of Health to $1.26 billion. Read More » OnShift to offer PBJ software for LeadingAge members
OnShift will offer its payroll-based journal reporting software through an exclusive special discount program to help LeadingAge members meet the government reporting mandate. Read More » Home care company partners with National Parkinson Foundation
Honor, a senior home care startup, has joined forces with the National Parkinson Foundation to train caregivers how best to provide non-medical care for clients with Parkinson’s disease. Read More » FDA questions safety, effectiveness of hand sanitizers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating manufacturer claims and three active ingredients to make sure hand sanitizers reduces bacteria on hands without any unwanted residue—or consequences. Read More » High BP a vascular dementia risk factor
Researchers have found high blood pressure is positively associated with a higher risk of developing vascular dementia, separate from any previous stroke or mini stroke. Read More » Sign language gives people with dementia a way to speak
A sign language class offers another way for residents with dementia to communicate and connect with one another at Silverado Aspen Park Memory Care Community in Salt Lake City. Read More » Researchers build biosensor to detect Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancers
A new portable and inexpensive nanometric biosenser can detect moleulular reactions at very low levels, offering early diagnostic testing for degenerative diseases that are not readily or easily detectable. Read More » Painting offers man a new hue of retirement
A 91-year-old man is enjoying a second career as an artist after 40 years in manufacturing. Read More » Challenges to EHR implementation
A new study on implementation of electronic health records (EHR) has identified several obstacles for doctors, chief among them poor user experience. Read More » Get the flu shot, CDC advisory committee recommends
The idea of a live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) administered by nasal spray may be appealing, but it’s not effective and shouldn’t be used next flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Read More » The murky LTPAC interoperability landscape
Providers, vendors and techies are gathering at the 2016 Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Health IT Summit in Reston, Va., this week to discuss the challenges to interoperability and the cost felt by patients, providers and payers. Read More » House Republicans propose healthcare system overhaul
Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives announced a healthcare reform proposal that would challenge parts of the Affordable Care Act but retain some of the Act’s more popular provisions. Read More » Unified PAC payment feasible, MedPAC says
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has issued its annual report on refinements to Medicare payment systems and on issues affecting the medicare program Read More » 