2024 to be year of ‘extraordinary growth’ for Wellower, CEO says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
2024 will be a year of “extraordinary growth” for Welltower, CEO Shankh Mitra predicted Friday in an annual report to investors.
Senate committee ponders child care challenges with eye toward helping employers, workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
As long-term care employers continue to face challenges in recruiting and retaining workers and some employees and potential employees struggle to navigate child care arrangements that make it possible...
$19M in grants available to improve job opportunities for older adults
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
The Department of Labor announced last week the availability of approximately $19 million in grants for current national recipients in the Senior Community Service Employment Program to apply for additional...
Business briefs, April 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
Senate rejects joint employer rule; Biden expected to veto … Nursing home fights for right to end temporary bonuses, avoid $369K payout … Troubled nursing home in contempt over non-payment of $2.65...
Actions & Transactions, April 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
Sunrise opens senior living community in Oceanside, CA … Christian Church Homes, New Covenant in Christ Ministries launch Covenant Gardens Senior Apartments project in Memphis … Blueprint advises on...
Burden of stroke attributable to high temperature increasing
Apr 12, 2024
Low temperature currently contributes to the main burden, but the burden due to high temperature is increasing rapidly.
Almost 1 in 4 people disenrolled from Medicaid are now uninsured
Apr 12, 2024
Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they’re now without any health insurance, a new survey finds.
More seniors may be willing to take deprescribing advice
By
John Hall
Apr 12, 2024
Providers, however, must continue to check their motivation in cutting back on certain prescriptions, pharmacy experts caution.
Focus on briefs: Medication management
Apr 12, 2024
PharMerica selects SinguLab to deliver pharmacogenomics solutions, Drug shortages shrouded in mystery
Brain stimulation therapy offers current of hope for seniors with anxiety, depression
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 12, 2024
Certain electrical brain stimulation methods could be beneficial for helping older adults who have anxiety or depression, new research shows.