Reducing senior falls: Leveraging technology for safety in senior living communities
By
Ted Tzirimis
Jun 20, 2024
As our population ages, the spotlight on older adult falls and their effects within senior living communities has intensified, demanding greater awareness and action. Falls among older adults are alarmingly...
Policy shift could enhance staffing efforts
By
John O'Connor
Jun 20, 2024
Senior living might get some unexpected but welcome staffing assistance from a new executive order about immigration.
Republican senators introduce joint resolution calling for overtime rule repeal
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
Republican Sens. Tommy Tuberville (AL) and Mike Braun (IN) on Monday introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act that if passed would repeal the federal overtime rule set to go into...
Cafaro, Lynch among top paid execs at S&P 500 companies: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of Ventas, and Karen Lynch, president and CEO of long-term care pharmacy Omnicare parent CVS Health, are among American’s top paid executives, according to an Equilar /...
CMS to conduct ‘focused review’ of Missouri, Texas delays in processing Medicaid applications
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a focused review of how the states of Missouri and Texas process Medicaid applications.
Business briefs, June 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
White House expands program for immigrant spouses of US citizens … Loris, SC, assisted living community faces foreclosure, $7M of debt … PointClickCare pledges $75,000 to Foundation for PALTC Medicine...
Actions & Transactions, June 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
Greystone introduces privately controlled LIHTC syndication platform … CareTrust REIT declares dividend of $0.29 per common share … Atlanta-based A.G. Rhodes Cobb memory care officially opens $37.5M...
Dementia with Lewy bodies risk down with α-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists
Jun 19, 2024
The risk for developing dementia with Lewy bodies was lower for men newly started on Tz/Dz/Az compared with those taking tamsulosin or 5ARI.
Low-dose direct oral anticoagulants tied to more bleeding episodes
Jun 19, 2024
The findings compared with standard doses in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Nearly one in four do not recover from COVID-19 by 90 days
Jun 19, 2024
Female sex and preexisting cardiovascular disease were tied to longer recovery times.