Access to skilled care care approaching crisis levels
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
Families are facing fewer care options and delays in securing care for their elders, according to the 2024 Access to Care report from the American Health Care Association.
Solinity launches new Hometown Living brand with Atlanta-area property
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
Knoxville, TN-based Solinity has launched its new Hometown Living brand with the acquisition of an assisted living and memory care community in Johns Creek, GA, a suburb of Atlanta.
Business briefs, Aug. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
Mt. Hood Senior Living required to find new owner in settlement over resident’ death, multiple violations … 14th annual McKnight’s Tech Awards finalists announced … Ziegler: Rebuilding CCRC...
Actions & Transactions, Aug. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
ESI arranges sale of Holmes Lake Rehabilitation & Care Center in Nebraska … Allaire Health Services acquires 90-bed facility from UPMC in Pennsylvania … Blueprint executes successful sale of Gurnee,...
FDA approves updated COVID shots for fall
Aug 22, 2024
Updated shots to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.
Migraine in women not linked to risk for Parkinson’s disease
Aug 22, 2024
No associations were seen for migraine with aura, migraine without aura, or history of migraine in a cohort of middle-aged women.
20-minute mindful breathing intervention reduces cancer pain
Aug 22, 2024
A single 20-minute session had significant efficacy for reducing pain intensity, pain unpleasantness and anxiety.
Americans have mixed feelings about AI in healthcare, poll finds
Aug 22, 2024
Most Americans believe artificial intelligence should be used to improve healthcare, but many are still a little queasy over some of the implications of widespread AI use, a poll has found.
Study IDs factors for adoption of fall detection technology in older adults, caregivers
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 22, 2024
A new study pinpointed seven factors that influence older adults and their families to use fall detection technology, according to a report published Tuesday in BMC Geriatrics.
Senior living industry celebrates decision overruling FTC’s noncompete ban
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 22, 2024
A federal judge’s decision to strike down the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on employment noncompete agreements is being celebrated by the senior living industry, among other business and employer...