Subsidizing assisted living is one way to increase long-term care options for middle-income ‘near duals,’...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2024
Approximately 6.5 million, or 12%, of US older adults, are at risk of continuing to face limited options for their long-term care needs due to their income, according to new research from NORC at the University...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2024
GAO: Clearly defined goals, progress measures could improve federal agency collaboration to meet older adults’ health, housing needs … EEOC sues operators for disability discrimination … Provider...
COVID-19 hospitalization equivalent to coronary artery disease for MACE risk
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HealthDay News
Oct 09, 2024
The risk for thrombotic events is higher in individuals with non-O blood types to a greater extent than those with blood type O.
Dronabinol safe, effective for Alzheimer’s disease with agitation
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HealthDay News
Oct 09, 2024
The authors are optimistic about the “repurposing” of FDA-approved dronabinol.
Building meaningful connections in the path of a storm
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 09, 2024
NCAL Day lunchtime keynote speaker Maja Kazazic shared five points on the path to creating healthy environments and meaningful connections. And so much more.
Proposed guidelines threaten resident choice, assisted living community design, provider group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2024
Proposed changes to guidelines regulating new construction and major renovations to assisted living communities and other residential care facilities could make it more difficult for providers to design...
Florida is latest state to require dementia training for law enforcement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2024
Law enforcement and corrections officers in Florida now are required to undergo training on how to interact with people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Managers play crucial role in retaining long-term care staff, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 09, 2024
Managers play a crucial role in retaining direct care workers in long-term care for older adults, Philip Taylor, PhD, FGSA, said Monday during a webinar hosted by the Gerontology Institute at Georgia State...
NLRB shares plans to prosecute employers requiring noncompete agreements, ‘stay or pay’ provisions
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board’s top attorney said Monday that she intends to prosecute employers that require their employees to sign noncompete agreements and so-called stay-or-pay provisions,...
Trust is the foundation for building culture, retaining employees
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 08, 2024
Building culture and retaining talent in a senior living organization begins with trust, according to a corporate consultant who spoke Sunday during the National Center for Assisted Living’s NCAL Day.