Medicare Advantage I-SNPs expand to 160 Minnesota senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2020
Residents of 160 Twin Cities-area assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities will have exclusive access to two new Medicare Advantage HMO institutional special needs plans, or I-SNPs, effective...
Private equity acquisition of hospitals may increase adverse events
Dec 26, 2023
Medicare beneficiaries admitted to private equity hospitals experienced increase in hospital-acquired conditions
AMDA committee identifies 3 priorities for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2016
The Assisted Living Committee of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recently surveyed members and arrived at three quality improvement priorities for the industry.
More news for Friday, Oct. 14
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2022
First LGBTQ+ Medicare Advantage plan for older adults launches … $1 million grant aims to reduce fall risk in older adults … New model predicts five-year Alzheimer’s risk … Dietary habits at midlife...
Older men have higher rates of skull fractures than women
Mar 21, 2023
The findings were seen for emergency department visits for blunt head trauma, mostly due to falls.
Reaction time important in falls prevention: research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2016
Whether older adults who lose their balance can recover it and avoid falling depends not only on their lower limb strength and perception of where their limbs are but also on their reaction times, according...
First-responder collaboration can reduce unnecessary trips to the hospital after falls
By
John O'Connor
Dec 13, 2017
When a resident falls, the default response at many assisted living communities is an ambulance ride to the nearest emergency department. This practice can be time-consuming, costly and stressful to the...
Polypharmacy could increase risk of falls, other problems
By
Alyssa Salela
Jul 16, 2017
Older adults who take several medications are at a higher risk for falls, among other health complications, a recently published study finds.
Binge drinking puts 10% of older adults at greater risk of falls, other health issues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2019
New research may have senior living operators proceeding more carefully with offerings such as in-community bars and happy hours.
Home hazard removal program cuts rate of falls among elderly
Sep 03, 2021
Although the program did not reduce the hazard of falls, the authors say it nonetheless may be an important, cost-effective intervention.