Will the future of assisted living see providers coordinating health and long-term care services to benefit their residents and save the healthcare system money? Healthcare policy researcher David Grabowski,...
Hawaii, Mississippi bookend new list of healthiest states for older adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 10, 2019
Hawaii is the healthiest state for older adults, and Mississippi is the least healthy, according to United Health Foundation’s 2019 “America’s Health Rankings Senior Report.” Where does your...
Parkinson’s drugs up risk of compulsive behavior: review
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 07, 2016
New research links dopamine agonists, commonly prescribed to help control tremors and other symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, with impulse control disorders.
People in the news, Aug. 21
Aug 21, 2018
Appointments at AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Enhanced Living, Erickson Living, Life Care Services, Maplewood Senior Living, Primrose Retirement Communities, Remedi...
Training, technology improvements needed to reduce social isolation in seniors: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2020
Improved direct care worker training and technology could help relieve social isolation and loneliness among older adults, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences,...
Flu shots work, study finds
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 26, 2015
As National Immunization Awareness Month comes to a close, a newly published study by Brown University researchers confirms that older adults benefit from influenza vaccination—with an important caveat.
AMDA delegates to ponder integrated care model for assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2017
A resolution calling for AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine to promote and advocate for an integrated care model in assisted living will be one of nine under consideration...
Antipsychotics linked to increased mortality among those with Parkinson’s
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2016
Antipsychotics prescribed to treat psychosis in those who have Parkinson’s disease may do significantly more harm than good in some people, according to a new study.
‘Social frailty,’ depression linked in study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 25, 2018
“Social frailty” has more of an impact on the onset of depression in older adults than does physical frailty or cognitive impairment, according to a study published in the June issue of JAMDA:...
Atul Gawande: Senior living vital to person-centered care
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2016
Senior living must be part of the effort to ensure that Americans with serious illnesses receive person-centered care that honors their goals, values and preferences, Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., testified...