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AAHSA's Chef Challenge & Last Designer Standing
November 12, 2009 12:01 PM by Liz Rosto
My favorite part of the conference came to a dramatic finish yesterday afternoon, as the winners of the food and design challenges were announced on the exhibit hall floor. After very competitive opening rounds, Team Aramark and Team Mather faced off Read More...
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AAHSA Awards
November 10, 2009 4:23 PM by Liz Rosto
AAHSA honored several individuals and LTC communities in this morning's general session. It's always important to take time out to recognize those who go the extra mile in caring for seniors. Award of Honor: David Ferguson, President and CEO, American Read More...
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AAHSA in the Windy City
November 9, 2009 5:10 PM by Liz Rosto
My first day at AAHSA has been a whirlwind, with so much to see and do in the lecture halls and on the exhibit hall floor! A big hit last year, the Chef Challenge and Last Designer Standing competitions are in full swing. New this year is the AAHSA Idea Read More...
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AARP Endorses House Health Care Reform Bill
November 5, 2009 8:54 PM by Maureen Salera
At a press briefing today at AARP's Washington headquarters, AARP Chief Executive A. Barry Rand said AARP supports the House health care reform bill over other proposals because this plan does more to lower drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, strengthen Read More...
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Caught in the Middle
October 30, 2009 9:11 AM by Liz Rosto
A new study from PHI, a national non-profit organization working to strengthen the health care services workforce, reveals that less than one-fifth of Massachusetts direct-care workers (nursing home assistants, home health care aides and personal care Read More...
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Six-year-old girl faces eviction from retirement community
October 22, 2009 12:52 PM by Maureen Salera
There's a debate raging in a Florida retirement community over evicting a six-year-old girl who lives there with her grandparents. Kimberly Broffman is the little girl at the center of it all. She lives in the retirement community with grandparents Jimmy Read More...
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Futile end-of-life care
October 16, 2009 1:42 PM by Maureen Salera
Two new studies from The New England Journal of Medicine indicate that nursing home residents may be receiving futile care measures at the end of their lives. In one study, doctors examined health records of 3,702 nursing-home residents across the nation Read More...
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Proper Handwashing Technique
October 16, 2009 10:44 AM by Liz Rosto
With the H1N1 virus lurking in our office (so far, one confirmed case), experts agree that aside from vaccination, the best defense is thorough handwashing. Check out this video from the Washington Post that shows proper handwashing technique. We hear Read More...
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Dialysis May Do More Harm Than Good
October 15, 2009 4:34 PM by Heather Simons
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine questions whether dialysis is the best treatment for nursing home patients. As reported by USA Today , more than half of older nursing home residents die within a year of starting dialysis and "nearly Read More...
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H1N1 Vaccination: My Experience
October 7, 2009 3:34 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
This morning, two of my three children got their first H1N1 vaccinations. Now that it's available to high-risk groups, I thought I'd give my doctor's office a call about getting mine. (I have asthma, so I'm in the high risk group.) Not only does my doctor's Read More...
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Strange Research
October 7, 2009 10:51 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
I recently discovered a rather interesting awards ceremony, the IG Nobels. Hosted by the Harvard-based journal Annals of Improbable Research , the awards honor less-than-traditional research and are handed out by real Nobel laureates. Highlights from Read More...
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Recession May Spur Longevity
October 2, 2009 2:36 PM by Maureen Salera
Longevity actually flourishes in times of economic hardship, and that may be true for the current recession as well, according to research that appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . After examining life expectancy and mortality Read More...
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Reliable Nursing Home Information Lacking
September 29, 2009 11:52 AM by Heather Simons
Reliable information on the quality of nursing homes is hard to come by these days, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times . Currently, a Web site called Nursing Home Compare , which was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Read More...
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Salsa at 3 a.m.?
September 24, 2009 10:23 AM by Maureen Salera
This morning, Good Morning America ran a segment about a program that allows patients with Alzheimer's or dementia to stay active all night long. The program, which is billed as the first of its kind, takes place in the Hebrew Home for the Aged, Riverdale, Read More...
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Caring for Seniors in Rural Areas
September 24, 2009 9:31 AM by Liz Rosto
Providing quality health care to people in remote and rural areas is a challenge. Fortunately for some seniors, a new study shows that cognitive testing by telephone is generally as effective as in-person testing. The study, which will appear in the International Read More...
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