Simple test best to predict hip fracture risk in older adults, new study finds
By
Donna Shryer
Jul 02, 2024
Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three processes...
Mean cost of bringing new drug to US market Is $879.3 million
Jul 02, 2024
R&D has remained relatively stable among large pharma companies despite a 27.3% growth in sales.
DHC to use $1.5 billion mixed securities shelf proceeds for acquisitions, investments
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2024
Diversified Healthcare Trust has filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to a $1.5 billion mixed securities shelf offering and sale.
Ignite Medical Resorts breaks ground on its first new construction since 2020
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 25, 2024
Chicago-based Ignite Medical Resorts broke ground Thursday on a new skilled nursing facility in Batavia, IL. The company’s first new construction project since 2020 comes at a time when financing and...
Empowering ‘deeply undervalued’ caregivers would improve ‘lifeline for older adults’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2024
Direct care workers and family caregivers remain “deeply undervalued” and often overlooked despite calls for investment in the care economy, according to the authors of a new report.
Learn about staffing, AI solutions from industry experts June 27 at free virtual event
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2024
What happens when you bring together provider experts and marketplace partners to discuss the long-term care field’s most pressing issues? Fresh ideas, new approaches and innovative solutions. Join McKnight’s...
Learn about staffing, AI solutions from industry experts June 27 at free virtual event
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2024
Join McKnight’s for a complimentary “Meeting of the Minds” virtual event on Thursday, June 27, to hear the latest news and information about staffing and artificial intelligence from industry experts.
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
Welltower codifies ESG initiatives in formal policy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2024
Welltower has formalized its environmental, social and governance commitment in a board-approved ESG policy, according to the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s annual ESG report, released...
Building a ‘destination workplace’ in long-term care requires diverse investments, active listening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 28, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior living and other long-term care providers across the care continuum must rely on an equally broad range of solutions,...