The death rate from unintentional falls for adults aged 65 or more years has been increasing an average of 4.9% per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 26
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 26, 2021
Home care workers in 16 cities Thursday demand Biden invest $450B in caregiving … Novus Hospice CEO pleads guilty to healthcare fraud … University of Cincinnati researchers invent telehealth...
Episcopal Retirement Homes has new name
Feb 16, 2016
After 65 years, Episcopal Retirement Homes has changed its name to Episcopal Retirement Services, effective Feb. 16.
CDC: Life expectancy increases for some
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2016
A new data brief about life expectancy from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics arrives one week after a study that found that Americans are living longer but in poorer health.
Senior living professionals from around the world share COVID-19 lessons learned
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on senior living and care operators around the world, and every country is at a different stage of reopening. But commonalities have surfaced in the experience, no matter...
People in the news, Sept 21
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Sep 21, 2021
Appointments and promotions at Senior Living Residences, Westmont Living, Wesley Enhanced Living, Ridgeline Management Co., Oak Crest, Juniper Village, Stevenson Oaks, Masonic Homes Kentucky, Friendship,...
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 11
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2022
As SCOTUS weighs COVID-19 vaccination mandates for workers, providers should work toward compliance: AHCA / NCAL … $40M available for artificial intelligence, technology projects to improve older adult...
Recent college graduate spends summer as senior living resident
By
Meredith Beirne
Aug 13, 2018
Kari Grindberg, a 22-year-old recent college graduate, may change her career plans after spending a summer as a resident of the WesleyLife retirement community in Pella, IA.
Provider, university partner to help community, environment
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2022
After incorporating sustainability measures into its new buildings, Retirement Unlimited Inc. looked at its existing buildings to determine what procedures it could implement across the board to make a...
More news for Tuesday, Dec. 20
Dec 19, 2016
CMS announces Medicare-Medicaid ACO model … Frequent sauna bathing protects men against dementia … Researchers combat antimicrobial resistance using smartphones … The growing need for...