Medicare will only cover Aduhelm for patients in clinical trials
Apr 08, 2022
The decision is meant to protect patients while gathering more clinical data on whether the medication actually helps slow declines in thinking.
Intra-articular injection of triamcinolone beneficial in hip osteoarthritis
Apr 08, 2022
Pain improved with the ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and a local anesthetic added to the best current treatment.
Senior living occupancy increases for third quarter in a row, led by assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2022
Occupancy in senior living communities in the first quarter increased for the third quarter in a row, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon related to the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP...
Streamlined wage determination process could help address workforce crisis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2022
A more streamlined wage determination process for nurses will help the long-term care industry address a historic workforce crisis, according to industry experts.
As pandemic-related workforce challenges continue to plague long-term care, operators find themselves competing with a “gig economy,” where many workers want to be paid immediately for services rendered...
Psychological interventions + physical therapy ease chronic low back pain
Apr 07, 2022
Pain education and behavioral therapy delivered with physical therapy can help with physical function and pain intensity.
U.S. nursing home system ‘ineffective,’ ‘unsustainable,’ National Academies report...
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 07, 2022
A long-awaited national report has found that the way the United States finances, delivers and regulates nursing home care is ineffective and unstable. Immediate action is needed to bring meaningful changes...
Most COVID-19 patients benefit at long-term acute care hospitals
Apr 06, 2022
Patients treated for COVID-19 were discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance and assistance needs versus reference patients.
Fine particulate matter levels up with social cannabis smoking
Apr 06, 2022
PM₂.₅ level increases with smoking in the home and decays gradually after smoking stops; it remains elevated indoors 12 hours later.
First-quarter occupancy expected to outpace predictions: Welltower
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
Average year-over-year occupancy growth in the first quarter is expected to outpace previous predictions for a 420-basis-point (4.2%) increase, Welltower said Tuesday in a business update.