Care coordination, policy changes can improve mental health services for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Integrating aging services, mental health and physical health is key to improving quality of life outcomes for older adults, according to a mental health expert.
U.S. monkeypox cases now at 21, two strains identified
Jun 03, 2022
No deaths have been reported in either the U.S. or other countries affected by monkeypox outbreaks.
Pets offer health benefits but also have drawbacks, finds poll of older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2019
Pets can help older adults cope with mental and physical health challenges, but they also can lead to challenges of their own, according to newly released results of a national poll.
Studies reveal 4 factors in brain health
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2016
Recent research suggests that people can take certain dietary, dental and exercise steps to improve their brain health.
Online breathing program can up mental health-related quality of life in long COVID
May 03, 2022
Significant improvement was seen in the mental health composite score but not in physical composite score of health-related quality of life.
Home health agencies can learn to survive, thrive in uncertain year during McKnight’s webinar
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 15, 2020
Join us for a McKnight’s Home Care Daily webinar on Thursday, Oct. 29, to learn more about the extraordinary challenges of COVID-19 faced by home health agencies.
A simple goal: Make work less grueling for home health aides
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2020
The work performed by home health aides can be exhausting and overwhelming. Cornell University researchers hope to provide relief in both areas.
Panel defines person-centered care
Dec 03, 2015
Person-centered care means putting individual values and preferences at the heart of care decisions, measuring success by attention to people’s health and life goals, according to a panel of eldercare...
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...
Feds warn of bedrails that can entrap; three deaths reported
Jun 03, 2022
The warning applies to 10 models of bedrails made and sold by Mobility Transfer Systems.