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Charting The Course Of Colliding Diseases
Data presented at the 2013 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference showed that a diabetes drug may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia. In a study of nearly 15,000 people with type 2 diabetes aged 55 and older, those who started on metformin, an insulin sensitizer, had a much lower risk of developing dementia in comparison with people who started other diabetes therapies.
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Achieving That Award Can Dovetail With QAPI Plans
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is a hot topic for long term care providers. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 introduced QAPI to the long term and post-acute care community. The statute requires nursing homes to have an acceptable QAPI plan within a year of the promulgation of the regulation.
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Remote Location, Scarce Staff Challenge Alaskan Residence
Wanting the best care available for their elders (residents), the Maniilaq Association decided to establish a remote-presence knowledge team (virtual team) of long term care experts for the orientation of the managers and to work in collaboration with onsite leaders to institute the changes necessary to ensure compliance of state-required standards of care.
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Hospice Care: Under The Microscope
Today, an increasing number of hospice patients reside in nursing homes while they receive longer and more sustained care for chronic progressive diseases before they die, and this is a particularly problematic relationship, according to the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The skilled nursing center provides room, board, and care to the hospice beneficiary that is unrelated to the terminal illness.
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Veterans: A Great Source For Senior Living
On Sept. 10, Jeffery “Doc” Sinchak, a U.S. Navy veteran who works with the Wounded Warrior Project, addressed a gathering of the Executive Operators Forum at Direct Supply in Milwaukee, Wis. The audience included the members of the Executive Operators Forum, a collaborative group of executive-level operations leaders within post-acute care and senior living, as well as a number of veterans employed by Direct Supply.
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Go To The Source: What Do Residents Want?
This is Part 3 in a periodic series of articles linking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) impending Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) procedures with the requirements of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) National Quality Award Program.
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