Review: Power training, strength training compared for older adults
May 11, 2022
Modest improvement was seen in physical function with power training versus traditional strength training.
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...
Long-term air pollution exposure linked to late-life depression
Feb 10, 2023
The risk for late-late depression increased in association with increases in fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.
Social work staffing may increase access, use of palliative care
Jan 05, 2023
An intervention to increase social work staffing on primary care teams serving rural veterans was tied to an increased use of palliative care following hospitalization.
COVID-19 outbreaks pose staffing challenges to nursing homes
Jul 27, 2022
The drop in nursing staffing levels remained statistically significant at 16 weeks after the start of the outbreak due to an increase in absences and departures.
Telehealth programs benefit obese adults with knee OA
Nov 30, 2021
An education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, was better than education only for knee osteoarthritis.
The findings were particularly strong among patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation.
Exercise plus cognitive training may aid seniors with mild cognitive impairment
Jul 26, 2023
Vitamin D supplementation was not an aid alone or in combination.
Cognitively enriched tai ji quan training good for seniors with MCI
Oct 31, 2023
Cognitively enhanced tai ji quan therapy was superior to standard tai ji quan and stretching exercise for improving global cognition.
Four CCRCs recognized for employee, resident engagement
Feb 22, 2017
National consulting firm Holleran has awarded “highest honors” to four senior living operators for the scores they achieved in employee and resident engagement studies conducted by the company...