No spike in schizophrenia, other diagnoses among people with dementia after feds crack down on antipsychotic...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 28, 2024
Federal policies designed to reduce use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes did not lead to clinically significantly higher rates of schizophrenia diagnoses among people living with dementia,...
Justice Department files antitrust complaint against senior living technology provider
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 27, 2024
The US Justice Department and attorneys general from eight states have filed suit against a company that provides property management software for senior living and multi-family housing providers, for...
Report: Frailty screening, care can improve care for older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2024
Checking for frailty and treating it should be top priorities when providing healthcare and health planning for older adults, according to a report published Aug. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Home health earns top scores in key quality reporting measures
By
Adam Healy
Aug 21, 2024
Home health achieved the best results in two quality measures: discharge to community and Medicare spending per beneficiary.
AI off-label tool can correctly exclude pathology in chest radiographs
Aug 20, 2024
The AI tool exhibited ≤1.1% critical misses at sensitivities of ≥95.4%.
Mindfulness-based interventions via telehealth beneficial for chronic pain
Aug 20, 2024
Pain interference scores were significantly lower with group and self-paced mindfulness-based interventions among veterans.
Electric bandage shows promise in speeding up chronic wound healing
By
Staff reports
Aug 16, 2024
Researchers have introduced a water-powered electric bandage designed to accelerate the healing process. This new technology, tested in animal models, showed a 30% improvement in healing speed compared...
Redefining the ROI of infrastructure upgrades in senior living communities
By
Mark Mochel
Aug 15, 2024
Data-driven decision-making has transformative power for the management of senior living communities.
Researcher eyes assisted living as base for testing AI-powered dementia screening technology
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2024
A research-based startup is looking to assisted living providers as it works to commercialize its artificial intelligence-powered platform to improve the dementia screening process.
Court denies senior living provider’s effort to withhold privileged safety records, citing dual uses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2024
Internal investigative documents that senior living and care providers use to help them learn from errors and accidents can’t be held back from trial attorneys if those documents also are used for other...