News tagged with care homes
Dementia patients face burdensome transitions in last 90 days
A new study in the Sept. 29, 2011, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that nearly one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of lif ...
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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Flu vaccines for nursing home workers effective in reducing outbreaks: study
Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a study published in the October issue of Infection Control and Hospital Ep ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Medical homes linked to better health, school performance
Undocumented children who have access to health insurance are healthier and more engaged in school than those without insurance, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California ...
Health
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Not all care homes are bad, argues expert
Many care homes provide first rate care, despite relentless negative media coverage, argues an expert in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Steps needed to ensure that home medical devices are easy-to-use and caregivers are well-trained
A new report from the National Research Council recommends steps the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies and professional associations can take to ensure that the medical devices and health information technology ...
Health
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Children with public health insurance less likely to receive comprehensive primary care
Children with public insurance are 22 percent less likely to receive comprehensive primary care than those with private insurance, according to new research from the University of Michigan Medical School.
Health
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Technology poses no harm to nursing home residents
(Medical Xpress) -- The federal government is pushing doctors and hospitals to convert to electronic medical records by 2015, touting reductions in costs, increased patient safety and greater efficiencies in the U.S. health ...
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Jul 04, 2011 |
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Multidisciplinary integrated care for seniors gives better quality care
Multidisciplinary integrated care of seniors in residential care facilities resulted in better quality of care, found a Dutch study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Health
Jun 27, 2011 |
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End of life care for cancer patients differs in US and Canada
In the United States, older patients with advanced lung cancer make much less use of hospital and emergency room services at the end of life than their counterparts in Ontario but use far more chemotherapy, according to a ...
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May 18, 2011 |
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Limited English proficiency among parents associated with increased length of hospital stay
Among children whose parents and other primary caregivers have limited English proficiency, there is an associated increased length of hospital stay and decreased number of home health care referrals for pediatric inpatients ...
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May 02, 2011 |
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