Personal beliefs trump resident needs in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2022
A series of bills winding their way through the South Carolina Legislature would give any healthcare worker a “broad license to discriminate” against any group, including assisted living residents,...
New law toughens background checks, requirements for assisted living facility certificates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2022
A new law in Arizona is meant to strengthen background checks for those applying for assisted living facility certificates or nursing care administrator licenses through the state’s Board of Nursing...
BMI tied to pain in patients with hand osteoarthritis
Feb 23, 2022
A higher body mass index was linked to greater severity of pain in the hands, feet and knees/hips.
Proposed bill ‘modernizing’ assisted living ‘long overdue’: senior living advocates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2022
Senate Bill 11 will “modernize and strengthen oversight and care” of assisted living residents by transitioning services from a certification model to a licensure model, according to main sponsor Sen....
More news for Monday, Jan. 31
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2022
GAO labels HHS at ‘high risk’ for mismanaging future crises like COVID-19 … 5th person pleads guilty to multi-million fraudulent prize notice scheme affecting seniors … Kentucky on track to extend...
MRI of hand, foot may predict rheumatoid arthritis in undifferentiated arthritis
Jan 24, 2022
MRI-detected tenosynovitis was independently associated with progression to rheumatoid arthritis.
Serum biomarkers can differentiate psoriatic arthritis, RA
Dec 21, 2021
A panel of serum protein biomarkers was identified and evaluated for potential use in diagnostic testing for early-onset psoriatic arthritis.
Subclinical synovitis may precede arthritis in anti-CCP2+ individuals
Dec 21, 2021
Anti-CCP3 antibodies were predictive for the development of ultrasound synovitis in anti-CCP2+ at-risk individuals
Biogen cuts price of controversial Aduhelm in half
Dec 21, 2021
The drug shows promise in clearing the brain plaques believed to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Artificial intelligence, MRI combination achieves 94% accuracy in predicting dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2021
A form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain predicted with 94% accuracy whether individuals with a specific type of early memory loss would go on to develop Alzheimer’s diseases...