New study shows gaps in family care for dementia patients … New M&A advisory firm for home health launches … Telehealth use declined in June … Grandpad partners with Growing Bolder to expand content...
Home Care briefs for Monday, March 22
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 22, 2021
Vaccine booking service now available for seniors in Illinois and Florida … Kentucky passes Senate Bill 61 and Senate Bill 74 to improve dementia care … California woman pleads guilty to Medicare kickback...
Exercise may worsen cognitive impairment in those with dementia, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2018
Moderate to high-intensity exercise does not slow and in fact may hasten cognitive decline in older adults who have dementia, according to the results of a study published Wednesday in The BMJ. The findings...
The return of antipsychotics?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2015
Could new research have senior living providers reconsidering the use of antipsychotics in their communities?
Brookdale raises $2 million to fight Alzheimer’s disease
Feb 16, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living employees, residents, family members and business partners raised more than $2 million for Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, the third consecutive year they’ve generated...
Daily low-dose aspirin has no effect on healthy life span in older adults: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2018
Daily low-dose aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living — that is, life free of dementia or persistent physical disability — in a large clinical study undertaken to determine the risks and...
More news for Thursday, Feb. 8
Feb 08, 2018
CMS answers FAQs related to HCBS Medicaid beneficiaries with dementia … AHCA/NCAL and ACHCA partner for administrator credentialing, including assisted living … Senate funding bill contains...
GAO reports blasts use of antipsychotics
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2015
Reports of excessive antipsychotics’ use in nursing homes have circulated for years.
Assisted living employee charged with raping resident with dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2017
An employee of a Missouri assisted living community has been charged with first-degree rape, a felony, after he allegedly had sex with a 74-year-old female resident who has dementia.
Senior Star installs technology to benefit residents with dementia
By
Meredith Beirne
Aug 06, 2018
Senior Star has become the first senior living community in the country to purchase and install BikeAround, a stationary, individually adjustable assistive bike that is paired with Google Street View to...