McKnight's Long-Term Care News3h
From restraints to freedom
Caring for people living with dementia has always required balancing safety and autonomy: We often want autonomy for ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News6h
‘Disabled’ Life Care Centers owner resists medical, competency tests, son applies for emergency conservatorship
Amid fears his third wife is planning to take him out of the country, the billionaire owner of Life Care Centers of America ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News6h
It’s time to submit nominations for the 2025 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
The entry portal is now open for nominations for the esteemed 2025 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
McKnight's Long-Term Care News23h
Flu deaths high in hospitalized older adults up to 30 days after discharge: study
Dying from any cause was high among older adults hospitalized for the flu, and that prevalence persisted up to 30 days after ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News23h
Report shows well-being of Americans by age, other factors
A report published Thursday by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in The Lancet finds disparities in well-being according to age, sex, and racial and ethnic groups.
McKnight's Long-Term Care News23h
Study sounds alarm on older adults’ nutrition care during and after emergency hospital visits
The level of nutrition care that older adults receive when they’re in and then discharged from hospital emergency departments is largely lacking, a new study finds. “A significant gap exists between ...