AAN: Dementia more common with essential tremor than in the general population
Mar 08, 2024
Dementia rates, however, were lower than a comparison cohort of people with Parkinson’s disease.
Link between sleep apnea, incident stroke examined for Blacks, whites
Mar 08, 2024
Among whites, high obstructive sleep apnea risk, provider-diagnosed sleep apnea and positive airway pressure treatment were linked to an increased risk for incident stroke.
FDA delays decision on new Alzheimer’s drug
Mar 08, 2024
Instead of approving the new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be scrutinized more closely...
Light and sound therapy may fend off memory and cognitive damage for chemo patients
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
A combination of light and sound therapy may be able to counteract the problems in the brain caused by chemo, new research shows.
AI can help evaluate whether online healthcare stories are bogus
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
AI tools could provide a way to audit online health stories and keep vulnerable users away from misinformation, according to new research.
New AI tools can help with hiring, property analysis, senior care analytics giant says
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
NIC MAP Vision AI has been launched to help streamline or expedite a variety of tasks typically considered time-consuming for LTC operators.
Navigate the middle market by checking the right boxes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2024
The 2019 “Forgotten Middle” study highlighted the need for housing and care for older adults with incomes too high to qualify for federal assistance but not enough resources to be able to afford private-pay...
Bills would make WA LTC insurance program benefits portable to other states
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2024
Workers in Washington state soon may be able to bring their state long-term care benefit with them if they move out of the state.
Legislation would require training for loved ones seeking legal guardianship of people living with dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2024
Preparing family caregivers to step into the role of guardian for a loved one living with dementia is the goal of a proposed bill before the Oklahoma Legislature.
Smaller wage increases predicted for 2024: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 08, 2024
Wage increases for senior living and care employees are predicted to dip from 4.43% in 2023 to 3.64% this year, according to responses to a newly released Ziegler CFO Hotline survey.