Preoperative frailty tied to postoperative outcomes in older adults
Jun 19, 2024
Frailty was a better predictor of outcomes than was the operative stress score.
Heavy resistance training offers lasting benefit for seniors
Jun 19, 2024
Baseline performance in isometric leg strength was maintained with HRT, but decreases were seen with moderate-intensity training and nonexercising controls.
2017 to 2022 saw rise in cannabis-related disorder encounters in seniors
Jun 18, 2024
The greatest rates were seen in states or territories with both adult and medical use legalization.
Less than one-quarter of patients hospitalized for CVD receive dietary counseling
Jun 18, 2024
The findings were seen across hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Pandemic-era tax credits made healthcare more affordable, but they’re set to expire
Jun 18, 2024
In a success story for Americans seeking affordable healthcare coverage, tax credits put in place during the pandemic helped millions gain health insurance, a new report found. But the credits are set...
Brookdale seeks aging expert to expand value-based care program, serve as thought leader
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 18, 2024
A planned expansion of its care coordination program has prompted the nation’s largest senior living company to advertise for an “aging expert” to develop and implement care delivery and best practices...
The owners and operators of multiple New York adult care facilities and assisted living programs are facing a discrimination lawsuit for reportedly turning away prospective residents who use wheelchairs.
Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic restrictions than isolated peers, study finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 18, 2024
Socially connected older adults had a larger drop in quality of life and life satisfaction, and increased feelings of loneliness, during the COVID-19 pandemic than their more isolated counterparts, a new...
People in the news, June 18
By
Eliza Mattson
Jun 18, 2024
Appointments and promotions at Athletico Physical Therapy, The Aspenwood Company, Capital Funding Group, Church Homes, The Danish Home of Chicago, Hebrew Senior Living, Kisco Senior Living, Morning Pointe...
Supreme Court agrees to hear case determining employer burden of proof regarding overtime pay
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 18, 2024
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear a case to determine where the burden of proof lies for an employer claiming to be exempt from paying overtime pay to employees who work more than 40 hours...