Nursing home workers who suffer violent attacks from patients and visitors are significantly more likely to develop musculoskeletal pain. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health surveyed 920 employees with a variety of jobs at 12 nursing homes in Maine and Maryland. The average length of time each employee had spent...
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Background Checks to be Funded in Six States
Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Missouri and Rhode Island will split the first round of the grant funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for creating comprehensive, streamlined background check systems for long-term care employees. Other states are expected to apply later this month. States will use the funding...
Tell Us What You Think About Nursing Homes
My colleagues and I have put together a quick survey about the awareness, state of, and perceptions of the nursing home industry in this country. As I prepare to speak at an upcoming long-term care conference, your answers will help inform my presentation and interactions with industry professionals. Go here...
Empathetic Physicians Can Motivate Overweight Patients
Researchers studied the conversations between 40 primary care physicians and 461 of their overweight or obese patients to see if weight was mentioned by the doctor and, if so, in what manner. Overall, doctors talked about weight in 69% of appointments, and that conversation took up an average 3.5 minutes....
Additional Grants Awarded to Senior Medicare Patrols
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the award of $9 million in grants to help more than 50 Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs fight Medicare fraud. This is part a mandate to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about how to prevent fraud in Medicare. The grants...
Drug Manufacturers Sign Pledge to Provide 50% Discount During Donut Hole
CMS has disclosed that 234 drug manufacturers that sell drugs covered by Medicare Part D have signed a pledge to provide a 50% discount to seniors who fall into the coverage gap, or doughnut hole. The drug manufacturers on the list represent 99.9% of all drugs covered by Medicare Part...
New Magazine Helps Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients
The Alzheimeräó»s Foundation of America (AFA) is publishing a quarterly magazine for caregivers of people with Alzheimeräó»s disease and related illnesses. In the current issue President Obama is guest columnist with an article, äóìWhat Health Care Reform Means for the Alzheimeräó»s Community.äó You can obtain a free subscriptions to ADvantage...
Blood Pressure Medications Support Muscle Building
Seniors fighting muscle weakness could be helped by widely available blood pressure medications. As people age, the blood vessels that supply muscles with the amino acids they need to grow become less responsive and less able to do their jobs, according to researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch...
Mesothelioma – Know the Signs
The following is a guest blog by Alex Johnson, Mesothelioma is a form of cancer which stems primarily from exposure to asbestos. It usually begins to show noticeable symptoms anywhere from 15 to as many as 50 years after the initial exposure. When the symptoms begin to show it means...
Grant Money Announced to Help People Navigate Long-Term Care
From McKnights: The Department of Health and Human Services announced that $68 million in grant money is available to help seniors, the disabled and their caregivers better understand options for long-term care. Twenty-four states will receive grants designed to strengthen the role of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ARDCs) in...