Antidepressant use may aid outcomes in depression and diabetes
Regular versus poor antidepressant use was tied to a lower risk for advanced diabetic complications and mortality in patients with depression and diabetes.
Depression
Antidepressants may work better than exercise for elderly depression
Antidepressant therapy was more effective than supervised physical activity at three and six months.
Inhaled nitrous oxide explored for treatment-resistant depression
In a phase 2 trial, 25% nitrous oxide was comparable with 50% nitrous oxide for reducing symptoms, but with fewer adverse effects.
‘Nudging’ can create engagement between staff members, residents: speaker
Using engagement tools to “nudge” staff members and residents into meaningful interactions not only creates senior living communities that are great places to live; it also creates the best possible homes for residents, according to a speaker during the American College of Health Care Administrators 2021 Convocation & Expo Virtual Experience.
Study: Addressing social determinants of health in management of blood pressure improves outcomes for other conditions
A study about the ways to improve hypertension and diabetes among isolated patients in Kenya has very practical applications in the United States, the study’s author told McKnight’s Home Care Daily.
Senior Scholars program refreshes activities, gives residents purpose, educates caregivers
A “Senior Scholars” program featuring life plan community residents as “knowledge experts” to educate student nurses about the spectrum of aging issues exemplifies how senior living communities are moving to activities that provide their residents with meaning and purpose.
Community health workers help affordable senior housing residents age successfully: case study
Affordable senior housing residents’ physical, mental and social health generally improve with the help of community health workers, according to a new case study from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston.
With pandemic easing up, it’s time for home care providers to practice self-care, doctor offers
As the pandemic wanes, home care providers and their patients can practice self-care to recover from the emotional toll the public health emergency has taken
CMS’ Primary Care First model could benefit home care providers, doctor says
Home care and home health care workers could play a greater role in their patients’ care if more physicians sign up for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS) Primary Care First (PCF) model, physician and healthcare advisor Arif Kamal, M.D., told McKnight’s Home Care Daily.
Telehealth: Driving more effective, qualitative and accessible care for U.S. seniors
By improving access to quality care and the efficiency with which that care is delivered, telehealth has the potential to positively affect quality of life — and could serve as a catalyst that drives more mental healthcare for the country’s older adults.
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