Population-level interventions cost-effective for reducing risk for dementia
Aug 01, 2024
The interventions could reduce the risk factors for dementia, resulting in a cost-savings and a gain in quality-adjusted life years.
CDC report addresses nonfinancial access barriers to care in 2022
Aug 01, 2024
12.5% of US adults delayed or did not get medical care in past 12 months because they were too busy to go to a provider.
Risk for psychiatric disorder, suicide attempt increased after CVD hospitalization
Aug 01, 2024
The risk for any psychiatric disorders and suicide attempt increased among patients with cardiovascular disease, especially within one year after CVD.
Pharmacist prescribing can reduce stroke risk in A-Fib patients
Aug 01, 2024
The findings were seen for pharmacist prescribing compared with usual care in older adults at high risk for stroke.
Plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s neuropathy linked to dementia risk
Aug 01, 2024
Significant associations were seen for all Alzheimer’s disease plasma biomarkers in late life with late-life dementia.
COVID-19 vaccination may increase risk for urinary tract symptoms
Aug 01, 2024
A higher proportion of those who received a single dose versus three doses had to urinate five or more times in the night.
Great American Elderverse targets social isolation and better life quality
By
Staff reports
Aug 01, 2024
A new partnership that combines AI with advanced spatial computing has a simple goal: to combat social isolation and improve overall life quality for seniors.
Key strategies for a happier senior care team
By
Richard Birke
Aug 01, 2024
Managing a diverse workforce in the challenging environment of long-term care requires a high degree of leadership skill. Residents’ and patients’ lives, and the quality of their lives, depend...
Shortening senior living sales cycle contributes to longer length of stay
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2024
Showing prospective residents the value of moving into a senior living community sooner rather than waiting can have a tremendous effect on a community’s length of stay statistics, according to a sales...