Adult day services with specialized care have higher proportion with dementia
Jan 25, 2024
42.2% of clients have dementia in adult day services centers providing specialized care versus 22.7% in nonspecialized centers.
Coventry Holdings of Minnesota opens 18th Suite Living Senior Care community
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2023
Coventry Holdings of Minnesota has opened its 18th Suite Living Senior Care community, in White Bear Lake, MN. The company has another six new communities slated to break ground later this year or next.
Welltower sells 17.5 million shares to fund long-term care facility purchases
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2023
Welltower has sold 17.5 million shares of common stock to BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs & Co. and intends to use the net proceeds to acquire senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities,...
Ethical issues abound in adoption of artificial intelligence in cancer care
Mar 29, 2024
Issues include explainability, patient consent and responsibility.
Whole grain consumption linked to slower global cognitive decline
Nov 22, 2023
For African Americans, those in the highest quintile of whole grain consumption had slower declines in global cognition, perceptual speed and episodic memory.
Food insecurity in seniors linked to increased risk for dementia
Nov 21, 2023
Lower memory levels and faster age-related memory decline also were seen in association with low or very low food security.
Few older US adults using direct-to-consumer healthcare services
Jan 23, 2024
Only one in 13 have used at least one direct-to-consumer healthcare service, according to a survey.
Simnotrelvir shortens time to resolution of symptoms in COVID-19
Jan 18, 2024
On day 5, the decrease in viral load from baseline was greater in the simnotrelvir group versus the placebo group.
Individual variation in depressive symptoms tied to subsequent weight gain
Jan 17, 2024
The findings are strongest for individuals with overweight or obesity.
Psychologists face challenges of increased demand, patient severity
Jan 05, 2024
More than half of psychologists say they have no openings for new patients.