Alzheimer’s prediction tool pinpoints where seniors fall along the timeline dementia
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 05, 2024
A new online tool offers a prediction of how people with early-stage dementia are expected to develop worsening conditions such as Alzheimer’s.
AI scam-busting tool gives seniors a way to fight back against swindlers
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 05, 2024
A newly launched online program is designed to address the threat of AI scams and teach older adults about how to “distinguish truth from fiction.”
Is your senior living community prepared for the next disaster?
By
Lauren Southerland, MD MPH
Lucas Krupinski
Feb 05, 2024
Emergencies can strike in different ways when caring for older adults. Having a clear plan for disaster preparedness is critically important.
Federal, state assisted living quality measures fail to inform resident care, group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Assisted living quality measures at the state and federal level don’t actually measure assisted living or quality, according to a new report from national nonprofit legal advocacy organization Justice...
Pilot program works to develop HCBS quality measures that reflect beneficiary preferences
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Decisions about funding, service provision and policy when it comes to Medicaid home- and community-based services may not always reflect the needs of the people it affects most, particularly older adults...
CEAL@UNC brings ‘established infrastructure’ to take assisted living into the future
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Sheryl Zimmerman, MSW, PhD, executive director of the newly established CEAL@UNC, recently spent a few minutes with McKnight’s Senior Living to discuss how the organization is working to develop evidence,...
More news for Monday, Feb. 5
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Takeaways from NIC MAP’s fourth-quarter fundamentals release … Use of Medicaid wraparound services by dually eligible individuals varies by service, state … StartUp Health launches global Alzheimer’s...
Senior living seeing ‘better-than-expected momentum’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 05, 2024
Senior living occupancy fell short of expectations last year but ended the year with “better than expected momentum … that sets the stage for a favorable outlook in ’24,” according to a new report...
Ensign Group ‘eager’ for acquisitions, CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 05, 2024
The Ensign Group is “eager to continue to drive improvements in our existing portfolio and to take advantage of the acquisition opportunities that we see on the horizon,” the San Juan Capistrano,...
PharMerica parent BrightSpring announces equity grant program for employees as company begins trading...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2024
Louisville, KY-based BrightSpring Health Services, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy PharMerica, began trading on Nasdaq on Jan. 26 following the pricing of its initial public offering the...