Let’s get real about what’s driving staffing shortages
By
John O'Connor
Feb 29, 2024
Senior living is recovering from COVID’s darkest days, but one nagging problem persists and might even be getting worse.
Most FCA recoveries related to healthcare, attorney says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 29, 2024
The Justice Department recovered a record-breaking amount of settlements and judgments from False Claims Act cases last year, and most of those cases were related to healthcare cases — “like they...
OneLife, Ally merge in effort to become ‘large actor’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 29, 2024
Family-owned Onelife Senior Living, based in Colorado, and Ally Senior Living, a Texas-based operator, have completed a deal that establishes a brand-new company with 19 communities across eight states.
New staffing calculator aims to help SNFs reduce agency use
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 29, 2024
Seattle-based CareListings has launched an online staffing calculator for operators of skilled nursing facilities, with the goal of leading them to reducing their dependency on agency staffing.
Business briefs, Feb. 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 29, 2024
As senior living occupancy, revenues rebound from pandemic, Sabra looks to build on ‘organic growth’ … HHS announces direct care workforce initiatives … House set to vote on bill that could give...
FDA: Food packaging containing PFAS no longer sold in the United States
Feb 28, 2024
“Forever chemicals” are tied to a host of health issues and are slow to degrade in the environment.
Cannabis use linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes
Feb 28, 2024
Proportionately lower log odds were seen for heart disease, heart attack, stroke and composite outcome for days of use between zero and 30 a month.
Ready-to-eat food environment linked to risk for heart failure
Feb 28, 2024
The ready-to-eat food environment-associated risk for heart failure was stronger for those who are poorly educated and living in urban areas.
Yoga can effectively treat chronic low back pain
Feb 28, 2024
Benefits seen for pain intensity and flexion-relaxation phenomenon
AI outperforms glaucoma, retina specialists for diagnostic accuracy
Feb 28, 2024
Trainees and specialists rated a chatbot’s accuracy and completeness more favorably than those of their specialist counterparts.