New research sheds light on challenging experiences of care home staff during the pandemic
New research in Scotland has shed light on the challenging and difficult experiences of care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 19, 2023
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New research in Scotland has shed light on the challenging and difficult experiences of care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 19, 2023
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Canada's aging population is growing. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the proportion of Canadians aged 80 and older will surpass nine percent by 2050, up from 4.3 percent in 2021.
Sep 18, 2023
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Hard of hearing people with dementia are not receiving the care they desperately need, according to a new study by University of Manchester researchers.
Sep 12, 2023
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New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that antipsychotics are likely overprescribed and used inappropriately among patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Despite researchers' efforts to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus continues to hold many secrets. As much as we've tried to shoehorn it into our thinking about how respiratory viruses work, it will simply not comply.
Sep 1, 2023
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More than 80% of U.S. nursing homes reported staffing shortages in early 2023. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jasmine Travers, a gerontological nurse practitioner and assistant professor of nursing at New York University Rory Meyers ...
Aug 23, 2023
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People may assume that a COVID-19 infection protects them the next time they encounter the virus, but that's not necessarily true.
Aug 21, 2023
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Reliance on home health care services is increasing in the U.S. A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) quantifies the degree to which home health care patients' race, ethnicity and income ...
Aug 16, 2023
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After a hospitalization, home health care enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their own home. Nurses visit patients there to provide care with the goal of keeping them at home, given that hospital ...
Aug 10, 2023
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A new review finds that the use of physical restraints on care home residents can be reduced without increasing the risk of falls, when frontline care staff are empowered by supportive managers.
Jul 27, 2023
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