Pennant Group’s growing senior living segment sees ‘remarkable run’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2024
The Pennant Group’s senior living segment is stable and growing, with second-quarter revenues improving 16.6% compared with the same quarter in 2023, John Gochnour, president and chief operating officer,...
Prior poor mental health tied to more COVID-19 infections
Nov 08, 2021
“Interventions that improve well-being and strengthen mental health systems at the community and other geographic levels are needed to address post-COVID mental health problems,” the authors...
Staying up late tied to poorer mental health
Jun 04, 2024
The authors say that this finding persists regardless of chronobiologic preferences.
9.6 percent of medical visits took place via telehealth in 2021
Jun 03, 2024
The percentage of telehealth visits was higher for mental health than other clinicians.
Grief care efforts should include settings outside of hospice, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
If standards are developed for high-quality bereavement and grief care, they must apply to settings outside of traditional hospice care, such as affordable senior housing, where there is a “critical...
Mindfulness-based stress reduction safe, effective for anxiety disorders
Nov 10, 2022
In a randomized study, mindfulness-based stress reduction is noninferior to escitalopram.
Gaps exist in studying impact of mental health hotlines
Oct 28, 2022
Veteran hotlines typically reached older men.
Integration of Medicaid physical, mental health does not aid outcomes
Jan 08, 2024
No significant benefits were seen for most measures of utilization, quality and outcomes.
2019 to 2022 saw increase in mental health service use, spending
Aug 28, 2023
Telehealth visits increased more than 10-fold during the acute phase of pandemic and remained high in the postacute phase.
Superagers have faster movement speed than typical older adults
Jul 17, 2023
Superagers exhibit higher grey matter volume cross-sectionally in the medial temporal lobe, cholinergic forebrain and motor thalamus.
