Month: September 2011

Pain meds instead of antipsychotics aid dementia patients

A new study shows that simple pain relievers may be a better option for dementia patients being treated with antipsychotic medications. Agitation is Read More »

When outsiders sing a nursing home’s praises

It’s one thing to have industry peers tout your successes but it can be especially sweet and validating when an outsider sings your praises. That Read More »

Kindred expands home health offering with acquisition

Kindred Healthcare, Inc., announced last week that it has acquired Professional HealthCare, LLC, a provider of home health, hospice, private nursing Read More »

Cell growth—not death—linked to Alzheimer’s

A profusion of blood vessels within the brain may explain the destructive nature of Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at the University of Read More »

Invoking the right to die presents a no-win situation for providers

Paula Span, of the popular The New Old Age blog, wrote last week about an elderly couple who roused all kinds of turmoil at their assisted living Read More »

AHCA/NCAL honor quality care

The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living announced the recipients of the organizations’ 2011 National Quality Read More »

Labor board overturns nursing home union policy

In a decision that would make it easier for certified nursing assistants to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board has voted to overturn a 1991 Read More »