Serious about rehab
Senior living communities are thinking about their place providing post-acute care patients with clinical help.
cannot or will not swallow medications
Manslaughter, $2.1 million in Medicaid fraud among 76 charges filed against assisted living facility owner, employees
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he is “aggressively prosecuting” cases against the former owner and nine former managers or employees of a now-closed assisted living facility who have been charged with a total of 76 counts.
Singing may help mood, movement in those with Parkinson’s
Therapists have used singing to help improve breathing and swallow control in people who have Parkinson’s disease, but new research suggests that singing may improve mood and motor function.
Assisted suicide expands
While assisted suicide remains highly controversial, it appears that more states are inclined to make the option legal for those beset by terminal conditions.
