News Channel 9 reported on a new Tennessee law to protect elderly nursing home residents and other vulnerable populations. The law requires a search of the Department of Health’s abuse registry and sex offender registry for anyone seeking to become a conservator. A conservatorship is the legal process by which a court appoints someone to
Medicare officials are trying to determine whether to cover aducanumab or Aduhelm. Since last year, Medicare has been evaluating whether to pay for a new expensive drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The F.D.A. approved the “miracle” drug. However, aout 40% of patients who have taken it have suffered swelling or bleeding in the brain. Alzheimer’s disease is twice
The cause for Alzheimer’s dementia is unknown. The prevailing theory is that brain plaques and tangles (made up of protein fragments) cause Alzheimer’s. However, not all people who have the plaques and tangles develop the disease. Evidence of this damage is only one component of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Researchers from the University of California, Riverside
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Inconsistency AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows good and bad news. Across the U.S., the AARP dashboard shows a very uneven level of vaccination among nursing home workers. The good news is that in areas with high vaccination rates and vaccine mandates, the nursing home residents are thriving. The bad news is places with low
NBC Chicago reported the tragic and preventable death of a 96-year-old woman. The vulnerable adult died after two employees left her overnight in a van when temperatures dropped below freezing. According to prosecutors, the employees failed to monitor the woman. She was wheelchair-bound. She needed assistance to escape the bus. The driver needs to check
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