The use of antipsychotic medication in nearly 100 Massachusetts nursing homes was significantly reduced when staff was trained to recognize challenging behaviors of cognitively impaired residents as communication of their ...
Apr 17, 2017
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New research from Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) argues strongly in favor of the redirection of public funding to invest in improving the use of patient centered medical homes for children with public ...
Mar 21, 2017
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In a study to be presented Friday, Jan. 27, in the oral concurrent session, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, researchers will present their findings for a study titled, Pregnancy ...
Jan 23, 2017
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A new analysis points to surprisingly low rates of serious impacts from medication errors affecting nursing home residents, despite the fact that these errors remain fairly common. The investigators noted that it's unclear ...
Nov 21, 2016
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The saying goes that "what is old is new again." Many elderly Americans are hoping that proves true.
Aug 18, 2016
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(HealthDay)—About 25 percent of dementia patients in U.S. nursing homes are still quieted with risky antipsychotic medications. Now, a small study suggests that managing these difficult patients, instead of medicating them, ...
Jul 26, 2016
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The first organization authorized to dispense medical marijuana in Florida has made its first home delivery.
Jul 23, 2016
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UCLA-led research finds broad acceptance of written end-of-life care orders among California nursing home residents, with nearly half completing a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, form in 2011.
Jul 13, 2016
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Nursing homes in the United States care for increasing numbers of people with dementia, yet many lack access to geriatric psychiatrists, behavioral neurologists and other specialists who may help manage symptoms associated ...
Jun 6, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Pregnant women who've had a cesarean delivery in the past should not plan a home birth because they face a higher risk for complications, researchers warn.
May 19, 2016
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