From the New York Times – New diagnostic guidelines presented at an international AlzheimerÛªs meeting in Hawaii would mean that new technology like brain scans would be used to detect the disease even before there are evident memory problems or other symptoms. Some experts predict a two-to threefold increase in...
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Two New Videos on ICYOU Health
Two of my recent written blogs are now video blogs on icyou health. Mom Always Liked You Best NC Boomers – Fat and Flat Broke
Who’s Doing the Dreaming in Your Organization?
Who’s Doing the Dreaming in Your Organization? Guest blog, MDS Central.
Top 50 Active Adult Communities Named
From Long-Term Living Magazine This year’s list of the most popular active adult and 55+ communities from Topretirements.com shows that the nation’s 2nd smallest state, Delaware, ended up with 10% of the developments on the 2010 list. The top two communities remained unchanged from last year. The most popular 55+...
Nursing Home Restraint Drop
The number of residents at nursing homes who were kept physically restrained dropped by more than half from 1999 to 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). According to the Federal agency, the percentage of nursing home residents who were...
NC Boomers Fat and Flat Broke
There is an article in the Charlotte Observer today entitled Some N.C. boomers: Fat and flat broke. Worth a read because I am sure that it applies to more than just N.C. boomers. Some of the highlights: Those among the first decade of boomers – now at retirement age or...
Develop Your Personal Brand
The Personal Brand Playbook – $50 plus NC tax. The Personal Brand Playbook (Expanded) – $85 plus NC tax.
Are Your Care Providers “in the Moment”?
The following is a guest blog from my colleague Nancy O’Brien. You may first want to view this video that prompted her to speak out.It is time for leaders to embrace a new form of efficiency – human efficiency – especially in healthcare and it starts with the awareness that...
Are Your Care Providers "in the Moment"?
The following is a guest blog from my colleague Nancy O’Brien. You may first want to view this video that prompted her to speak out.It is time for leaders to embrace a new form of efficiency ÛÒ human efficiency ÛÒ especially in healthcare and it starts with the awareness that...
Many ED Visits from Nursing Homes Preventable
From Mcknights – A large percentage of nursing home residents’ emergency department (ED) visits are avoidable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using data collected for the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, the CDC found that roughly 8% of nursing home patientsÛÓroughly 123,600ÛÓhad an ED visit in...