Sabra Health Care REIT: Senior housing performance drives progress in second quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2024
Sabra Health Care REIT saw “progress in all key areas” in the second quarter, CEO, President and Chair Rick Matros said Thursday on the Tustin, CA-based real estate investment trust’s latest earnings...
How senior living communities can navigate payment processing
By
Michael Seaman
Aug 08, 2024
Here are three tips to help finance managers prioritize guest experience and cost savings when navigating payment processing for senior living communities.
Always, always try to get a seat at the table
By
John O'Connor
Aug 08, 2024
Senior living isn’t federally regulated, so there tends to be significant variation by state. What just happened in Delaware deserves the field’s attention.
Court denies senior living provider’s effort to withhold privileged safety records, citing dual uses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2024
Internal investigative documents that senior living and care providers use to help them learn from errors and accidents can’t be held back from trial attorneys if those documents also are used for other...
Chronic and new-onset anxiety linked to all-cause dementia
Aug 07, 2024
Associations were seen for chronic and new-onset anxiety, but not for resolved anxiety, with all-cause dementia risk.
Increasing accountability, improving regulation standards focus of Delaware bill package
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2024
New laws in Delaware aim to increase accountability and improve regulatory standards in assisted living communities and nursing homes.
Eating more fruits, vegetables tied to lower blood pressure
Aug 06, 2024
Additional benefits include improved kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension.
Minimum fee schedule announcement for HCBS a ‘lifeline’ for assisted living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2024
After years of working with state policymakers to address workforce challenges, senior living organizations in Wisconsin said they are encouraged by the announcement of a minimum fee schedule for home-...
Aspire Health Group, Rasmussen University agreement aims to address worker retention, caregiver shortage
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 06, 2024
Skilled nursing provider Aspire Health Group of Florida is the most recent healthcare organization to partner with Rasmussen University to help train future nurses and other caregivers to boost the long-term...
MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy beneficial for essential tremor
Aug 05, 2024
Improvement was seen in the mean tremor/motor score from 17.4 to 6.4 at three months with the use of MR-guided, focused ultrasound thalamotomy.