Pegasus Senior Living adds 8 LifeWell communities in New Mexico, Texas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
Grapevine, TX-based Pegasus Senior Living will assume the management of eight senior living communities in New Mexico and Texas on Sept. 1. The communities are currently operated by LifeWell Senior Living...
Charter Senior Living expands national footprint with 3 senior communities under development
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
Naperville, IL-based Charter Senior Living has broken ground on three senior living communities in three different states, the company announced Monday.
Business briefs, July 31
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
PA law limits use of noncompetes for healthcare practitioners, effective Jan. 1 … ClearWellness, University of North Texas collaborate on study of wellness benefits in independent living communities...
Actions & Transactions, July 31
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
Ziegler closes $150M financing for Shell Point Retirement Community … PruittHealth breaks ground on $385.5M multi-phased expansion project in Raleigh, NC … ESI arranges sale of 3-property SNF, senior...
CDC: Despite wanting to quit, only 8.8 percent quit smoking in 2022
Jul 30, 2024
Two-thirds of adults who smoked wanted to quit, about half made a quit attempt, but only 8.8% quit in 2022.
Being at eye level may benefit clinician-patient interaction
Jul 30, 2024
Eye-level communication was more effective compared with standing at the bedside of inpatients.
Loss of a loved one during early adulthood linked to biological aging
Jul 30, 2024
Those who experienced two or more losses tended to have older biological ages for several of the epigenetic clocks.
Stroke certification less likely in the most disadvantaged communities
Jul 30, 2024
Hospitals located in the most disadvantaged communities were the least likely to have adoption of any stroke certification.
Nasal sprays, behavioral intervention aid in treatment of respiratory illness
Jul 30, 2024
The use of a gel-based spray or saline spray reduced the duration of illness, whereas all interventions cut antibiotic use.
Incidence of specific, all cancers increased with pesticide use
Jul 30, 2024
And increased incidence was seen for leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and bladder, colon, lung, pancreatic, and all cancers.