The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released an updated clinical practice guideline recommending how to reduce the likelihood of blood Read More »
Minneapolis is the best city in the United States for senior living, with Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Denver rounding out the top five, Read More »
Years ago I was fitted for inside-the-shoe ankle-foot orthoses (leg braces) for both legs. Wearing support hose, the AFOs and my leather shoes for Read More »
Nearly one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of life, according to a new Read More »
On Sep. 28, the Obama administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of an August 12 ruling by a three-judge panel of the United Read More »
Opioids, a commonly prescribed class of pain relievers, are associated with a higher risk of pneumonia within the elderly, according to a study Read More »
An annual study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that family health insurance premiums this year grew at triple the pace of 2010. The Read More »
Nearly three dozen nursing homes have joined forces in a lawsuit against the state of New York over claims that they have been shortchanged Medicaid Read More »
Women ages 65-69 who break a hip are five times more likely to die within a year than women of the same age who don't break a hip, according to a Read More »
As a follow-up piece to the national training calls held toward the end of August and beginning of September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Read More »
In recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of seniors currently living at or on the edge of poverty has grown—with the Read More »
A coalition of long-term caregivers has sounded an alarm in response to President Obama’s proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts included in his deficit Read More »
Even though I try to always be cordial to the aides and nurses, I know there are times when I fall short. Nursing homes are mini bureaucracies and Read More »
A new report suggests that requiring dual eligibles—persons receiving both Medicare and Medicaid benefits—to enroll in team-based coordination of Read More »
The Obama administration has put a hold on the voluntary long-term care insurance program passed during healthcare reform by cutting its staffing for Read More »
Provider and senior advocacy groups are turning up the volume in the national deficit reduction conversation. Taking issue with one of the arguments Read More »
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) launched this week an ad campaign under the theme “Questions are the Answer,” encouraging Read More »
September is World Alzheimer’s Month dedicated to those who suffer from this disease and other dementias around the globe. And today, September 21, Read More »
Findings from a recent poll of older adults suggest a majority of Medicare beneficiaries need to be educated on all aspects of the program, including Read More »
A new study on the relationship between diabetes and dementia has frightening implications for an aging U.S. population that’s reached its peak of Read More »
Far and away from social media’s original target demographic, Scandinavian researchers are now developing a version of Facebook specifically for the Read More »
One evening a few weeks ago, I was in bed watching television when an afternoon shift aide brought a middle-aged woman clutching a store bag into my Read More »
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memo explaining that the Affordable Care Act mandates enhanced annual nurse Read More »
The Safety ProgramBortz Health Care of Traverse City Traverse City, Mich. 2002 OPTIMA Award Winner For the staff members at Bortz Health Care of Read More »
I have a friend who hates her job. Really hates it. She cares for an elderly gentleman in his home, several times a week while he sleeps. Her tasks Read More »
For all the strife that was the Summer of 2011-what with its shameful debt deal-or-default fervor, or that punctuating 11.1 percent Medicare Read More »
Martha Sparks, PhD, GCNS-BC, NGNA Fellow There are four types of urinary incontinence (stress, urge, overflow, functional) and multiple types of Read More »
