The NCAA tournament might be known as the Big Dance, but residents of several senior living communities offered a few dance numbers of their own at basketball games during the regular season. Find out...
Working conditions, not personal reasons, causing nurses to leave long-term care: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Insufficient staffing was the most common reason that nurses left their work in residential and nursing homes, followed by burnout or emotional exhaustion, in a study published Tuesday in JAMA Network...
‘Ladders and lattices’ provide career opportunities for CNAs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Providers would be wise to develop “ladders and lattices” to help certified nursing assistants advance in their healthcare careers, JAMDA, the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, reported.
RN salaries increase, and so do workplace violence, mental health concerns
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Salaries for registered nurses increased by 2.6% last year, and workplace violence and mental health concerns also grew. That’s according to the 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report, released Tuesday...
Business briefs, April 10
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Brookdale reports 29 consecutive months of year-over-year average occupancy growth … Union petitions up 35% in first half of fiscal year … Task force recovers $1.4 billion in stolen COVID-19 relief...
Actions & Transactions, April 10
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Kraus-Anderson begins $41.5M expansion of Trillium Woods in Plymouth, MN … Thorofare Capital provides bridge loan to refinance active adult community in Austin, TX, area … Aspenwood Company opens Village...
ACC: Semaglutide beneficial in obesity-related heart failure, type 2 diabetes
Apr 09, 2024
Larger reductions were seen in heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations for patients with HFpEF and type 2 diabetes.
AI provides mostly accurate answers to primary care questions
Apr 09, 2024
The authors say the findings still emphasize the importance of viewing AI tools as complementary resources when seeking medical information.
Millions in United States may hear gunshots at night
Apr 09, 2024
An inverse relationship was seen between the number of nighttime gunshots and median household income.
AACR: Accelerated aging linked to incidence of early-onset cancer
Apr 09, 2024
Accelerated aging was associated with an increased risk for early-onset tumors, driven by lung, gastrointestinal and uterine cancers.