How senior living communities can address the increasing need for hospice care
By
Elizabeth Klint
Jan 31, 2022
Hospice / palliative medicine still is a relatively new specialty, so it’s important that it becomes more widely understood and available across the country, especially in senior living communities and...
Growing pains for hospice care
By
John O'Connor
Oct 26, 2017
My impression was that hospice is one of the best things Medicare has to offer. Fast forward to this week.
To know us is to love us? New effort could boost interest in long-term care careers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2021
Attracting medical school graduates to enter geriatrics is a challenge, as evidenced by their recent fellowship choices. Beyond that, however, is the challenge of interesting geriatricians — as well...
Another caregiver shortage for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 20, 2018
If anyone in senior living or long-term care is screaming in relation to the results of this year’s Fellowship Matches, they are screams of despair.
A very troubling $56 billion question
By
John O'Connor
Jul 08, 2021
Considering some of the alternatives, I’m far from convinced that bankrupting Medicare for the sake of Aduhelm would be money well spent.
Opioid use among seniors: A growing concern
By
Suzanne Robotti
Sep 19, 2016
Prescription opioids have garnered much media attention in recent years in the United States as use and abuse of the pain medications continue to rise. But an important community of people is taking opioids,...
First they came for skilled care …
By
John O'Connor
Apr 29, 2021
Did you hear that Humana will pay $5.7 billion to wrest control of Kindred at Home? Of course you didn’t. That’s a home care issue, not senior living. It’s hardly the kind of news that might affect...
Finally, a budget deal that doesn’t forget about Alzheimer’s
By
John O'Connor
Dec 17, 2015
Details still need to be ironed out, but this largest-ever funding increase for Alzheimer’s disease is both welcome and overdue.
Pill’s approval could be a senior living game-changer
By
John O'Connor
Nov 16, 2017
Something happened Monday that could greatly improve medication adherence among senior living residents and others.
Thanks hospitals, for all that utterly useless information
By
John O'Connor
Jan 31, 2019
How do we go about untangling the hospital pricing practices mess? There are a few ways it could be done.