Ventas performs at high end of expectations in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2022
The business performance of Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas during the second quarter was at the high end of expectations, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro said Friday during a second-quarter...
As long-term care job vacancies approach 30 percent, report suggests solutions
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2022
As workforce vacancies near 30% among Wisconsin long-term care operators, a new report from a coalition of provider organizations recommends funding sustainability, certification flexibility and compassion...
The recruiting and retention strategy you’re probably not using
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2022
A word that starts with W may represent an untapped opportunity for senior living operators to help recruit and retain workers, industry experts say. It’s not wages.
COPD remains considerable public health burden globally
Aug 05, 2022
Despite a decreasing age-standardized point prevalence, death and DALY rates, there were 212.3 million prevalent cases in 2019.
Some COVID-19 patients have persistent smell, taste dysfunction
Aug 05, 2022
Women are less likely than men to recover their sense of smell, as are those with greater initial severity of dysfunction.
Two-thirds of older adults use integrative medicine strategies
Aug 05, 2022
Only 18% of older adults had talked to a healthcare provider about integrative medicine strategies.
Higher meat intake in older adults may raise risk for ASCVD
Aug 05, 2022
Associations for unprocessed red meat, total meat and total ASF with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease were mediated by trimethylamine N-oxide-related metabolites.
Enlivant adds child leave to full-time employee benefits in response to staff feedback
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2022
The senior living operator now will provide qualified full-time employees with up to six weeks’ time off, as many as four of those fully paid.
Meet Amy Schectman, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 05, 2022
Learn more about Amy Schectman, president and CEO of 2Life Communities, Brighton, MA.
U.S. declares monkeypox a public health emergency
Aug 04, 2022
The declaration will increase public awareness and education around monkeypox as well as increase testing and tracking of cases.