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FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Agitation Symptoms Associated with Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease

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These symptoms are leading causes of assisted living or nursing home placement and have been associated with accelerated disease progression.” ‘Agitation’ can include symptoms ranging from pacing or restlessness to verbal and physical aggression,” said Tiffany Farchione, M.D.,

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Make Summertime Growth Time

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If most of your business is with SNFs and ALFs, should you just focus on adding more homes in your customer portfolio? Even though the nursing home industry is not on a growth path, you know the industry, you have contacts, and your competitors may have decided to expand to other sectors, giving you a more open field to hunt.

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Get Started with a Pharmacy Marketing Budget

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The institutional LTC market is expanding, with nursing homes growing at 3.4% per year and assisted living at about 5.5%. Discover who your prospective customers are (New assisted living facility breaking ground? LTC pharmacy is a local business. Research your competitors (Strengths? Weaknesses?).

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FDA green lights Oxehealth vital signs monitoring software

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The Oxevision system is primarily used in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where there is a clear advantage to having hands-free monitoring, and can be used for example to monitor sleep patterns or make sure that a patient hasn’t fallen out of bed, left their room or carried out self-harm.