ENT-01 safe, improves constipation in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Nov 07, 2022
Improvement was seen in the weekly complete spontaneous bowel movement rate and in secondary end points
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Improving quality care by small assisted living providers is goal of new workgroup
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2022
The state of Maryland has assembled a workgroup to look at improving the quality of care and services offered in smaller assisted living communities.
More news for Monday, Nov. 7
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2022
HUD opens 5th round of COVID supplemental payments, reduces reimbursements for senior housing … Front Porch expands memory care programs to meet increasing demand … Active adult data now available...
Business briefs, Nov. 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2022
Almost half of states now using Medicaid to boost direct-care pay … Governor signs law to regulate staffing agencies … Gerontological Society of America establishes National Center to Reframe Aging...
More news for Friday, Nov. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 04, 2022
Report: OSHA did not protect workers from pandemic health hazards … Researchers studying virtual pets to help those living with dementia perform daily tasks … Scalability, equity needed in HUD’s...
BMI declines seen seven years before cognitive impairment diagnosis
Nov 02, 2022
However, after diagnosis, BMI declines at the same pace in people who develop or do not develop dementia.
People in the news, Nov. 1
Nov 01, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Anthem Memory Care, Arrow Senior Living, Benedictine, Civitas Senior Living, Eastcastle Place, Grace Management, JAMDA, Lenbrook, MBK Senior Living, Morning Pointe...
The power of creative risk management design in memory care communities
By
Bette McNee, RN, NHA
Cindy Shemansky
Oct 31, 2022
Centering dignity — for everyone — doesn’t need to require a massive facility overhaul or facelift. It comes down to looking for attainable areas of improvement that make an impact — one life-skill...
Arrow Senior Living plans Joint Commission assisted living accreditation for entire portfolio
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2022
Vitalia North Olmsted has become the second stand-alone assisted living community in the United States — and the first in Ohio — to receive accreditation by The Joint Commission. The announcement comes...
Living with others, being engaged slow cognitive decline: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2022
Living with others, weekly community group engagement and interaction with family and friends, and never feeling lonely are associated with slower cognitive decline, according to the results of a new study.