The mental health of older Americans has taken center stage as 20 percent of the population will be 65 years or older by 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic hit this generation hard, and they continue to struggle with mental health challenges.
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Experiencing loneliness has greater risks than that of obesity and physical inactivity, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, warned in an advisory issued May 2.
CVS Health's Accountable Care Organization and Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health have partnered to expand value-based care access for Medicare beneficiaries within the group's physician network.
Some nursing homes are caring for more behavioral health patients and fewer seniors, including several in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported March 28.
Cape Girardeau, Mo., is opening its first crisis intervention center, WSIL reported March 13.
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West Allis, Wis.-based Granite Hills Hospital has received multiple safety complaints leading to an inspection of the facility conducted by the state's division of quality assurance, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reported March 9.
The Justice Department has concluded an investigation finding Louisville (Ky.) Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County metro government in violation of laws protecting civil rights, including discrimination against people with behavioral health disabilities.
Roxbury, Mass.-based Whittier Street Health Center has now added behavioral health and substance abuse screenings to its Mobile Unit outreach program.
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has partnered with the Manitou Springs (Colo.) Police Department to create a mental health crisis response unit, FOX21 reported Feb. 27.
Independent grocery stores and their customers are being left out of health benefit food programs funded by health insurance plans, the National Grocers Association said Feb. 22.