Intervention can cut risk for mobility disability in seniors
May 13, 2022
Reduced incidence of mobility disability seen in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia receiving multicomponent intervention
Assisted living facility owner arrested for sexual assault of employee
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
The owner of a Florida assisted living community was arrested Thursday after an employee said the man sexually assaulted her at work.
Investigators believe resident was killed in assisted living community
By
John O'Connor
Oct 23, 2017
The death of an 84-year-old man in a Pennsylvania assisted living community earlier this year is now being ruled a homicide.
Cholesterol concentrations improved in U.S. adults from 2007 to 2018
Aug 26, 2022
Among adults taking statins, the rates of lipid control were lower for women versus men, Blacks and other Hispanics versus whites.
For many, myocarditis risk higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection than vaccination
Aug 23, 2022
But the myocarditis risk was higher after vaccination for men younger than age 40 years, particularly after the second dose of mRNA-1273.
Elder care workers in spotlight at Golden Globes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2018
Advocates for professional caregivers and senior living shared the spotlight with members of the Hollywood elite at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, where eight actresses walked the red carpet...
Cognitive impairment progresses faster in women, study finds
By
Emily Mongan
Jul 22, 2015
Women with mild cognitive impairment that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease appear to deteriorate faster than men, according to new research.
HUD Lean program closes $3.4 billion in loans, up 20% over 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2017
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Lean mortgage insurance program, which finances seniors housing properties, closed $3.4 billion in loan volume and a total of 310 loans in the...
Picky, picky, picky
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2017
Residents and their family members are becoming increasingly picky when it comes to laundry service expectations — and that trend will only continue.
Peanut consumption linked to reduced stroke risk in Japan
Sep 10, 2021
An association was seen in men and women for higher peanut consumption with reduced risks of total stroke, ischemic stroke and cardiovascular disease.