Home care spending outpaces nursing home spending ‘by far’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2024
Spending on healthcare goods and services grew by 8.3% between May 2023 and May 2024, according to the latest monthly Health Sector Economics brief from Altarum, released Thursday.
Berkadia closes record-breaking $1.7 billion transactions in first half of year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2024
Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare completed more than $1.7 billion in sales and financings across 49 transactions in the first half of the year, the company announced Wednesday.
LifeLoop acquires Linked Senior, adding 600 senior living communities as customers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2024
Denver-based LifeLoop has acquired resident engagement platform Linked Senior and added it to its own software platform, LifeLoop announced on Thursday.
JLL arranges $28M sale and financing of Pacific Northwest senior housing … Grace Management to manage 3 Premier Senior Living communities … Watermark, Alliance complete IL expansion at Watermark at...
Severity of COVID-19 reinfection linked to severity of initial infection
Jul 18, 2024
Individuals who experienced severe initial and first reinfection were older in age and had a higher mortality risk.
Postexposure prophylaxis with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir does not cut COVID-19 Infection
Jul 18, 2024
No significant reduction was seen in the risk for symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection with postexposure prophylaxis for five or 10 days.
Most studies of massage for pain show low certainty of evidence
Jul 18, 2024
Of the few that had moderate-certainty evidence, beneficial associations with pain were seen.
Regulating AI in caregiving settings will be challenging: NEJM authors
By
John O'Connor
Jul 18, 2024
Regulating generative artificial intelligence (GAI) devices in caregiving settings will present unique challenges to senior living operators, policymakers, software developers and others.
Living the good life in active adult communities
By
Michael Mendillo
Jul 18, 2024
The increasing popularity of active adult communities is being driven by older adults’ desire to find new ways to stay active, engaged and healthy.