Healthpeak Properties CCRC portfolio sees 27 percent same-store NOI growth
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 29, 2024
Denver-based Healthpeak Properties saw same-store net operating income growth of 27% in its portfolio of continuing care retirement communities in the first quarter,
Nurses have reservations about use of AI on the job: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 29, 2024
More than half of the nurses responding to a new survey by Cross Country Healthcare said they have reservations about the potential benefits of artificial intelligence in the nursing field.
Per-person healthcare spending exceeded $6,700 in 2022
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 29, 2024
Personal healthcare spending increased by 19% from 2018 to 20223, exceeding $6,700 in 2022, according to a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute.
Business briefs, April 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 29, 2024
NIC notes 4 takeaways from first-quarter fundamentals …… Tennessee creates coordinated response to Alzheimer’s disease … Arizona assisted living community turns over control to third party amid...
Actions & Transactions, April 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 29, 2024
Montereau Senior Living contracts to use Sentrics360 in Tulsa, OK … Wisconsin county that has owned nursing home since 1871 to leave business
Antibiotics not helpful for cough due to lower respiratory tract infection
Apr 25, 2024
Despite patient beliefs, no effect was seen on the severity or duration of the cough.
Two-thirds of survivors of the most severe COVID-19 face impairment at one year
Apr 26, 2024
Physical, psychiatric and cognitive problems were seen in those discharged to long-term acute care hospitals.
Births in the United States declined in 2023
Apr 26, 2024
Declines in birth rates were seen for women in age groups 15 to 19 through 35 to 39 years.
USDA gets tougher on salmonella in raw breaded chicken products
Apr 26, 2024
Salmonella infections cost about $4.1 billion each year in the United States, with loss of productivity estimated at $88 million, the USDA said.
Use of acid-suppression therapy linked to migraine, severe headache
Apr 26, 2024
Adjusted odds ratios of 1.70, 1.40 and 1.30 were seen for proton pump inhibitors, H2 receptor antagonists and generic antacids, respectively.