Long-term care insurance is one way to help pay the costs of post-acute and long-term care, which can be significant. Currently, about 7.5 million Americans have some type of LTC insurance. However, this is a pretty low number considering the over-...
Aging in place is not a new concept, but it has been getting increased attention from policymakers, consumers, and providers alike. Increasingly, older adults are seeking ways to minimize the costs and disruptions to lifestyle that so often come...
Most post-acute and long-term care settings offer opportunities for residents to participate in activities. Common activities include bingo or card games, television, arts and crafts, exercise classes, music, and social events. Participation in...
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex and intricate biological network crucial in regulating and maintaining various physiological and cognitive processes. The ECS consists of many receptors, enzymes, and endocannabinoids spread...
Ambulatory measurements of trunk accelerations allow researchers to create models for identifying older individuals at high risk of falling, but these models face challenges in robustness regarding accuracy, a study in the Netherlands found.
Dear Dr. Diane: I was on a call in which someone mentioned that assisted living isn’t PALTC. I know that you have spoken about the “PALTC Continuum,” but I don’t know what that means. Can you clarify that and answer how assisted living, independent...
As a nurse practitioner, most of my clinical practice has been in post-acute and long-term care settings; however, for the past 20 years I have also maintained a small home-based dementia care clinical practice. Through this experience, across...
If you are a provider who works in a long-term care facility, in assisted living, or with community-dwelling older adults, it is likely you will encounter a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD may be of particular...
