Educational, medical debt high among nursing home, home health workers: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2024
Healthcare workers may carry higher educational and medical debt than workers in other professions, and nursing home and home health workers are among those with the highest debt, according to a study...
Business briefs, July 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2024
Welltower, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, DaVita among TIME’s most sustainable companies … Meridian raises $22M on Longest Day … Tutera receives 27 ational Quality Awards from AHCA/NCAL this year …...
Wildfires are creating hazardous air conditions in western North America
Jul 26, 2024
During periods of unhealthy air, people should stay indoors with windows and doors closed.
Certain Abbott blood sugar monitors may give incorrect readings
Jul 26, 2024
“Abbott has recently identified a small number of FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors that may provide incorrect high glucose readings, which if undetected may pose a potential health risk for people living...
4 Ascension Living properties sold to Prime Healthcare in ‘historic’ deal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Four Ascension Living senior living and care properties in Illinois will be sold to Ontario, CA-based Prime Healthcare along with nine Ascension hospitals and associated physician practices in The Prairie...
Trilogy Health Services to expand, build properties in 4 Midwest states
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Louisville, KY-based Trilogy Health Services on Thursday announced plans to develop or expand its senior living or skilled nursing offerings in four Midwest states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
Infrastructure, data analytics popular tech investments among long-term care providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Infrastructure for internet connectivity was the most common technology investment made over the past year by long-term care operators responding to a new survey, and data analytics tools were the most...
Artificial intelligence doesn’t beat doctors in diagnosing medical issues based on images, study reveals
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 26, 2024
An artificial intelligence model solved quiz questions testing doctors’ abilities to diagnose conditions based on images and text summaries accurately. However, it made mistakes when trying to describe...
Older Americans Act discussion draft prompts litany of recommendations from senior living industry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
Addressing long-term care opportunities for the direct care workforce and adopting an all-of-government approach to aging are among the recommendations senior living leaders made in comments to senators...