John Davy
Fall Management Approach May Lessen Consequences of Falls
,It is estimated that over one-half of nursing home residents will fall in any given year. While many risk factors for falling are not amenable…
Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes: Geographic Variation and Off-Label Use
,A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association provides updated information on the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes in the…
Possible Breakthrough in the Study, Treatment of Hearing Loss
,Problems in the cochlea (a hollow spiral in the inner ear) are the cause of most individuals’ hearing loss. However, the exact cause of such…
Case Studies of IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes
,Information technology (IT) has become a crucial area of development in the US long-term care industry. Adoption and use of health IT and electronic health…
Advances in the Neurobiology of Memory & Aging
,The hippocampus of the brain is important for memory and orientation. Because of its role in memory, and because it is one of the main…
Studies Suggest Strategy to Reduce Age-Related Forgetting
,Memory is typically viewed as a skill that declines with aging, with studies showing that older adults have greater susceptibility to forgetting new information, and…
Methods for Valuing Entry-Fee CCRCs
,In an excellent analysis and summary of major issues that impact the valuation of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), Alan Plush, the senior partner of…
Housing Market for Those 55+ Shows Improvement
,Each quarter since its inception in 2008, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB’s) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI) is used to measure builder confidence…
Do Policy Reports Affect Falls Reduction Practices? Evidence from England & Wales
,Falls prevention research often leads to useful findings, many of which can be fairly simply implemented in home and long-term care settings to reduce falls…
Study Supports Tdap Vaccine for Older Adults
,Pertussis (or whooping cough) has increased in prevalence in the United States over the last several years, and can be fatal for infants. Infants are…
More Evidence on the Importance of Physical Activity for Brain Health
,There appears to be increasing evidence that physical activity in later life may support continued cognitive well-being. It is unclear, however, how this hypothesized effect…
The Long-Term Care Insurance Paradox
,The aging of the so-called baby boomer generation (Americans born between 1946 and 1965) was expected by some to be a boon to sellers of…