Medicare Advantage revisions expand benefits to non-medical services and supplies … Eating more protein may not benefit older men … A hipper replacement for senior living? These sleek new apartments...
Excessive vitamin D intake can increase fall risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
Your residents who take vitamin D because they think it will delay functional decline may be in for a surprise.
Home Care briefs for Monday, Jan. 25
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 25, 2021
Two plead guilty to $109M Medicare fraud scheme … Study: end-of-life care satisfaction greatest when older adults die at home … 7 payers expanding telehealth strategies
Improved dementia diagnosing can lead to better advanced care planning: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2022
Medical providers are diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults more frequently than in the past, providing opportunities for better advanced care planning, according to the...
Postacute COVID-19 syndrome may affect physical, cognitive function
Nov 02, 2021
Increased levels of fatigue and dyspnea, and decreased levels of physical activity, were reported; 63% showed at least mild cognitive impairment.
Inability to balance on one leg in middle age tied to premature death
Jun 23, 2022
“There is potential benefit to including the 10-second, one-legged stance as part of routine physical examination in middle-aged and older adults,” the authors write.
2 charged with using senior living residents to commit healthcare fraud
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2021
An El Paso, TX, woman and her nephew were arrested last week on healthcare fraud charges for using senior living residents to submit fraudulent Medicare claims.
Telehealth pilot programs gain traction
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 09, 2020
Wake Forest Baptist Health’s pilot program launched with Scanwell will equip at-risk patients with an mHealth platform to test for antibodies associated with the coronavirus while at home. Approximately...
Aortic valve replacement up in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Sep 17, 2021
One-year outcomes were similar for patients with or without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Business briefs, March 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2022
Senior living community cited in first-of-its-kind transgender discrimination case … Providers concerned about bill targeting safety in assisted living residences … Health insurers that sell private...