Tag: elderly
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1 in 3 don’t get potentially life-saving screening for colon cancer, second leading cause of cancer death in Ky. and U.S.
Federal officials said Tuesday that although detecting colon cancer early saves lives, only about two-thirds of Americans aged 50 to 75 have undergone recommended screening. The U.S. Preventive Services Task...
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Kentucky nursing homes rank 40th in the nation in new survey; reformers ask governor to create special task force for action
Kentucky got a D grade and a rank of 40th among the states in a new national survey of nursing-home care, and reform advocates are calling on Gov. Steve Beshear...
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Study shows a 15-minute, moderate-speed walk a half-hour after eating can control older folks’ spikes in blood sugar
It’s no news that walking is good for your health or for preventing diabetes, but a new study published in Diabetes Care says a 15-minute, moderate-speed walk about 30 minutes...
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Nursing homes push for lawsuit protection with fast-moving bill and broadcast ads; newspaper editorials excoriate sponsor, industry
A state Senate committee has approved a bill that would require lawsuits against nursing homes to clear a review panel before going to court, a move that has drawn very...
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Lame-duck Congress could cut funding for critical access hospitals; more than two dozen in Kentucky
Critical access hospitals, which in most states are rural facilities with fewer than 25 beds, may be under attack in the lame-duck session of Congress, former national rural-health director Wayne...
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Some strategies for seniors as Kentucky observes Fall Prevention Awareness Day Saturday, Sept. 22
Kentucky has joined 45 other states in proclaiming Saturday, Sept. 22 as Fall Prevention Awareness Day. In 2011, fall-related injuries among the elderly in the Bluegrass were associated with $266...
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New tool allows analysis of nursing-home deficiencies across the country; Kentucky seems to rank high in serious problems
Reporters now have a tool at their fingertips that will allow them to find nursing home problems in facilities across Kentucky, which appears to ranks high in serious problems.(iStock photo)...
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CDC: Ten swine flu cases reported last week were linked to Ohio’s Butler County Fair; warns nation’s fairgoers to be cautious
Centers for Disease Control officials in Atlanta say 29 human cases of the new strain of the H3N2 swine flu have been confirmed in the last year, including 12 last...
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Most Ky. nursing homes give more antipsychotic drugs to non-psychotic patients than U.S. median, but get little attention so far
Most Kentucky nursing homes exceeded the national average of the share of residents without psychosis or a related condition who nevertheless received antipsychotic drugs, according to federal data gathered by...
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Large percentage of patients with dementia given drugs they don’t need; see how your nursing home is doing
Kentucky reporters can now see how the nursing homes in their area are treating patients with dementia. The Boston Globe has published a list of all the nursing homes in...