Medicare beneficiaries now can research nursing homes and determine their coverage options from their smartphones or tablets, thanks to a Medicare website redesign.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it spent two years researching user trends of its notoriously difficult-to-navigate website in order to make it easier for beneficiaries,...
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AHCA Announces Nursing Home Quality Winners (VIDEO)
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Flavanols Found in Chocolate May Help with Mild Memory Problems (VIDEO)
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AHCA Announces Nursing Home Quality Winners
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced the recipients of the 2012 National Quality Award program. A total of 458 skilled nursing or assisted living facilities from across the country earned a Bronze, Silver or Gold from the three-tiered award program which commends...
Flavanols Found in Chocolate May Help with Mild Memory Problems
As reported in Health Day News, a cocoa drink rich in flavanols — the same antioxidants found in chocolate — may help people with mild memory problems improve their brain function. Flavanols are found in tea, grapes, red wine, apples and especially in cocoa plants and are associated with a...
New Tool Searches Nursing Home Deficiencies
A consumer-targeted Internet tool allows users to search the federal nursing home inspection reports and deficiencies by keyword, city and facility name. The Nursing Home Inspect database covers nearly 118,000 deficiencies at 14,565 homes. It was designed by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. Nursing Home Inspect uses...
Should Sedentary Lifestyle Be Considered a Medical Condition?
A sedentary lifestyle is a common cause of obesity, and excessive body weight and fat in turn are considered catalysts for diabetes, high blood pressure, joint damage and other serious health problems. But should lack of exercise itself be treated as a medical condition? Mayo Clinic physiologist Michael Joyner, M.D.,...
As Recession Holds, Generations Move In Together
According to the Pew Research Center, the recession has helped fuel the largest increase in the number of Americans living in multi-generational households in modern history. From 2007 to 2009, the total spiked from 46.5 million to 51.4 million. The poverty rate among people in multi-generational households is substantially smaller...
Life-Long Learning Key to Quality of Life
According to the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College older adults have a higher level of educational attainment than previous generations, and many are still actively involved in advancing their education. ÛÏIn 1965, 24 percent of the older population had graduated from high school, and only 5...