‘Brain training’ program proves ineffective for some applications
By
Alyssa Salela
Jul 17, 2017
A proprietary “brain training” program had no effect on decision-making or cognitive functioning except for basic practice effects in a recent study, according to researchers at the University...
Meet Hayley Boutte, Rising Star honoree
By
Liza Berger
Jul 07, 2020
Hayley Boutte, administrator at Maison Teche Nursing Center, Jeanerette, LA, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
CCAs can lower person-centered dementia care costs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2016
Care coordinator assistants can be a low-cost way to facilitate person-centered care for those with dementia and their caregivers, according to a new study.
Meet Heather Hudson, Rising Star honoree
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2020
Heather Hudson, administrator at Prescott Nursing and Rehab, Prescott, AZ, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
A Place for Mom is sold to new investors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2017
A Place for Mom is being sold to technology investment firm Silver Lake and global growth equity firm General Atlantic by its current investor, growth private equity firm Warburg Pincus, the companies...
Resident’s $1 million donation will fund nurse training and research programs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2018
A resident of a Pullman, WA, independent and assisted living community has committed $1 million in part to try to improve senior living caregivers’ recognition and understanding of Parkinson’s,...
OSHA issues new COVID-19 guidance for employers; mandates still forthcoming
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2021
In response to an executive order, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued stronger worker safety guidance Friday to help employers and workers implement COVID-19 prevention programs and...
Senior Helpers’ latest buy could be incubator for new home care services
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 15, 2021
Senior Helpers’ acquisition Tuesday of Milwaukee franchisee Miller Home Care is designed to set it on an innovative path with its new parent Advocate Aurora Enterprises.
Less salt, more whole grains: FDA updates food label definition of ‘healthy’
Sep 28, 2022
The agency says that the new definition is intended to both empower consumers to eat better and, potentially, foster a healthier food supply.