Senior living and care leads record-breaking distress in healthcare sector bankruptcy filings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2024
Distress levels in healthcare, as measured by the number of bankruptcy filings, had another record-breaking quarter, led by the senior living and care sector, according to the latest Polsinelli-TrBK Distress...
California Medicare Advantage plan launches in-home COVID-19 vaccination program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 27, 2021
On Monday, paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) began fanning out across Los Angeles County, vaccinating homebound seniors.
Electric bandage shows promise in speeding up chronic wound healing
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Staff reports
Aug 16, 2024
Researchers have introduced a water-powered electric bandage designed to accelerate the healing process. This new technology, tested in animal models, showed a 30% improvement in healing speed compared...
Residents layer lots of lasagna for hungry neighbors
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 21, 2024
Amy Hewes saw an opportunity for her residents to fight hunger in the Lake Ridge area through a collaboration with Lasagna Love after learning about it on Facebook. Read more and learn how to submit your...
FDA starts Phase II of efforts to reduce salt levels in food
Aug 15, 2024
The new targets support reaching a recommended daily sodium intake limit of 2,750 mg per day per person.
Personalized health coaching may improve cognition, lower dementia risk in high-risk older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2024
Personalized dementia risk reduction intervention plans improved cognition and reduced dementia risk among high-risk older adults in a study detailed recently in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Alzheimer’s prognosis models should expand data sources
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 12, 2024
Integrating data from nursing home electronic health records (EHRs) and claims in addition to the minimum data set (MDS) — data required for nursing home residents — could be better than just relying...
Senior living industry celebrates decision overruling FTC’s noncompete ban
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 22, 2024
A federal judge’s decision to strike down the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on employment noncompete agreements is being celebrated by the senior living industry, among other business and employer...
People in the news, Oct. 2
Oct 02, 2018
Appointments, promotions and honors at Cadence Living, Harbor Retirement Communities, HHHunt, SCAN Health Plan, The Springs at Monarch Landing, Tutera Senior Living & Health Care and Watercrest Senior...
People in the news, April 7
Apr 07, 2020
Appointments and promotions at AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care, Green Street Advisors, SCAN Health Plan, three, Touchdown, VIUM Capital and Watercrest Senior Living Group.