ACHCA to revive assisted living credentialing program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2023
The American College of Health Care Administrators is reviving its Certified Assisted Living Administrator program in response to membership feedback, the organization announced Tuesday.
Insurance company argues against defending senior living operator in wrongful death suit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2023
A policy lapse means that an insurer does not have to defend an assisted living community from a wrongful death lawsuit, the insurer is arguing in federal court.
Court sets aside parts of NLRB union election rule
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2023
The US District Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, in a 2-1 split-decision ruling on Tuesday, rejected parts of a Trump-era National Labor Relations Board rule meant to slow the union election process.
Brookdale to ‘shore up forecasting and financial control’ with leadership changes, analyst says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2023
Leadership changes announced Friday by Brookdale Senior Living President President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier are meant to “shore up forecasting and financial control,” Stifel analyst Tao Qiu...
Inpatient mortality up with exposure to high capacity utilization
Jan 13, 2023
A 2% increase was seen in the odds of 14-day in-hospital mortality for each additional day of exposure to high-capacity utilization.
Two disease processes contribute to age-related macular degeneration
Jan 13, 2023
Lesions from soft drusen/pigment epithelial detachments have lower mean quantitative autofluorescence, whereas those from subretinal drusenoid deposits have higher.
FDA approves new two-drug combo medicine for asthma
Jan 12, 2023
The medication is the first approved in the United States to contain an inhaled corticosteroid as a reliever rather than as a controller of asthma symptoms.
Good Samaritan Society to exit 15 states, trim capacity by 30 percent
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 12, 2023
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, the country’s second-largest not-for-profit senior living and care organization, plans to exit 15 states and reduce its resident and patient count by approximately...
Older knee replacement implants as good as newer models
Jan 12, 2023
No significant difference was seen in the six-month Oxford Knee Score for the newer Journey II BCS versus the older Genesis II.
Salt restriction does not lower blood pressure variability
Jan 12, 2023
The findings show no difference between a seven-day low- or high-salt diet.